Superhydrophobic materials used for anti-icing Theory, application, and development

H He, Z Guo - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
The accumulation of ice will reduce the performance of the base material and lead to all
kinds of damage, even a threat to people's life safety. Recent increasing studies suggest that …

[HTML][HTML] Surface modifications to enhance dropwise condensation

A Goswami, SC Pillai, G McGranaghan - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021 - Elsevier
Condensation is of paramount importance in numerous technological applications where
phase change processes take place. The physical nature of condensation from vapor to …

Laplace pressure driven single-droplet jumping on structured surfaces

X Yan, Y Qin, F Chen, G Zhao, S Sett, MJ Hoque… - Acs Nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Droplet transport on, and shedding from, surfaces is ubiquitous in nature and is a key
phenomenon governing applications including biofluidics, self-cleaning, anti-icing, water …

Studies on de-icing and anti-icing of carbon fiber-reinforced composites for aircraft surfaces using commercial multifunctional permanent superhydrophobic coatings

A Khadak, B Subeshan, R Asmatulu - Journal of Materials Science, 2021 - Springer
The accumulation of ice on structures can restrict the performance of equipment and cause
other concerns in many industries such as aviation, automotive transportation …

Sequential self-propelled morphology transitions of nanoscale condensates enable a cascade jumping-droplet condensation

S Gao, J Qu, Z Liu, W Ma - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Jumping-droplet condensation, namely the out-of-plane jumping of condensed droplets
upon coalescence, has been a promising technical innovation in the fields of energy …

Breaking droplet jumping energy conversion limits with superhydrophobic microgrooves

Q Peng, X Yan, J Li, L Li, H Cha, Y Ding, C Dang, L Jia… - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Coalescence-induced droplet jumping has the potential to enhance the performance of a
variety of applications including condensation heat transfer, surface self-cleaning, anti-icing …

Coalescence-induced droplet jumping

C Liu, M Zhao, Y Zheng, L Cheng, J Zhang, CATH Tee - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
When two or more droplets coalesce on a superhydrophobic surface, the merged droplet
can jump spontaneously from the surface without requiring any external energy. This …

Partial leidenfrost evaporation-assisted ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in a Janus water droplet on hierarchical plasmonic micro …

J Song, W Cheng, M Nie, X He, W Nam, J Cheng… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The conventional methods of creating superhydrophobic surface-enhanced Raman
spectroscopy (SERS) devices are by conformally coating a nanolayer of hydrophobic …

Optimization strategy to inhibit droplets rebound on pathogen-modified hydrophobic surfaces

L He, L Ding, B Li, W Mu, P Li, F Liu - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The deposition and retention of pesticide sprays on the surface of hydrophobic plant leaves
is a major agricultural challenge, and the deposition of hydrophobic surfaces caused by …

Droplet evaporation on two-tier hierarchical micro-pillar array surface

T Wang, N Wang, Y Zheng, S Shen, G Liang - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
As surface modification becomes a promising approach to thermal management, quantifying
effects of surface structure geometrical dimension is of great significance to optimize heat …