Icephobic/anti-icing properties of superhydrophobic surfaces

W Huang, J Huang, Z Guo, W Liu - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the winter, icing on solid surfaces is a typical occurrence that may create a slew of hassles
and even tragedies. Anti-icing surfaces are one of the effective solutions for this kind of …

A mini-review on recent developments in anti-icing methods

A Kenzhebayeva, B Bakbolat, F Sultanov, C Daulbayev… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
An aggressive impact of the formed ice on the surface of man-made objects can ultimately
lead to serious consequences in their work. When icing occurs, the quality and …

Smart low interfacial toughness coatings for on-demand de-icing without melting

Z Azimi Dijvejin, MC Jain, R Kozak, MH Zarifi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ice accretion causes problems in vital industries and has been addressed over the past
decades with either passive or active de-icing systems. This work presents a smart, hybrid …

Superhydrophobic anti-icing coatings with self-deicing property using melanin nanoparticles from cuttlefish juice

CH Xue, HG Li, XJ Guo, YR Ding, BY Liu, QF An… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Both anti-icing and deicing are significant for reducing ice disasters and economic losses.
Herein, a superhydrophobic photothermal coating with anti-icing and photothermal deicing …

Passive anti-icing and active electrothermal deicing system based on an ultraflexible carbon nanowire (CNW)/PDMS biomimetic nanocomposite with a …

Y Sun, X Sui, Y Wang, W Liang, F Wang - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
The icephobicity property of multifunctional surfaces has been widely studied due to their
potential application in the aerospace field. Herein, a controllable CNW/PDMS biomimetic …

Low modulus of polydimethylsiloxane organogel coatings induced low ice adhesion

H Qi, X Lei, J Gu, Y Zhang, X Gu, G Zhao… - Progress in Organic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organogels with low modulus are widely used as anti-icing materials due to their low ice
adhesion strength. In this work, the poly (dimethylsiloxane) swelled with silicone oil, trimethyl …

A hybrid strategy combining minimized leading-edge electric-heating and superhydro-/ice-phobic surface coating for wind turbine icing mitigation

L Gao, Y Liu, L Ma, H Hu - Renewable energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A hybrid anti-icing strategy that combines minimized electro-heating at the blade leading
edge and a superhydro-/ice-phobic coating to cover the blade surface was explored for wind …

A Holistic Solution to Icing by Acoustic Waves: De‐Icing, Active Anti‐Icing, Sensing with Piezoelectric Crystals, and Synergy with Thin Film Passive Anti‐Icing Solutions

J Del Moral, L Montes, VJ Rico‐Gavira… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Icing has become a hot topic both in academia and in the industry given its implications in
transport, wind turbines, photovoltaics, and telecommunications. Recently proposed de …

Low-voltage and-surface energy SWCNT/poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) nanocomposite film: Surface wettability for passive anti-icing and surface-skin heating for …

F Wang, TE Tay, Y Sun, W Liang, B Yang - Composites science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Icing is a multiphase/multiscale/multiparameter physical process, and is of frequent
occurrence when suitable conditions with temperature, pressure and humidity are met. In the …

Enhanced anti-icing and anticorrosion properties of nano-SiO2 composite superhydrophobic coating constructed by a large-scale micropillar array approach

W Zhang, N Gao, J Li, H Wu, NK Izuchukwu… - Progress in Organic …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ordinary superhydrophobic coating exhibits insufficient anti-icing properties in the low
temperature and high humidity environment and poor corrosion resistance after long-term …