Anti-ice coatings
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Novel anti-icing polyurethane methacrylate coatings
A new work focuses on the facile fabrication of high performance hydrophilic anti-icing polyurethane methacrylate coatings cured via UV irradiation.
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SLIPS inspired by Nepenthes
Researchers have presented biomimetic slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) fabricated by porous fluorinated polyurethane films for anti-icing applications.
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Reduction of ice adhesion to solid surfaces
Study focuses on the use of a novel filtering method for coating topography evaluation.
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Superhydrophobic composite coating for anti-icing
A new paper provides a simple and convenient way to prepare functional self-healing superhydrophobic coating, and a new idea for the preparation of anti-icing coating.
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Phase-change materials in anti icing applications
A novel hybrid anti-icing surface combines an aqueous self-lubricating coating and phase-change materials that release a large amount of energy as latent heat.
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Sebaceous gland-inspired de-icing coating
Researchers have presented a self-lubricated de-icing coating that is continuously secreting lubricants and has been inspired by sebaceous glands.
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Polymer-based composites with anti-icing properties
Reseachers have prepared robust interface-free superhydrophobic polymer-based composites with recoverable and anti-icing properties.
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Novel tactic to attain an ice-phobic polyurethane composite coating
A recent study presents a new tactic to attain an ice-phobic polyurethane (PU) composite coating, which was fabricated by incorporating minor dosages of hybrid silica particles and silicone oil (SO) into...
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Recent progress in superhydrophobic rubber coatings
Under extreme climates, the demand for surface protection from wetting and icing has increased extensively. Many studies focused on developing superhydrophobic coatings from elastic rubbers because of...
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Films for passive de-icing and electromagnetic shielding
Scientists have developed conductive and superhydrophobic Ag/PDMS films with high stability for passive de-icing and electromagnetic shielding. Their high electromagnetic shielding effectiveness has been...
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A feasible approach for designing multilayer anti icing systems
Reseachers have presented a scalable high-efficiency multilayered anti-icing/de-icing coating: A superhydrophobic upper layer boosts the performance of a electrothermal system.
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Slippery liquid-infused porous surface: Review on Recent developments
Slippery liquid-infused porous surface (SLIPS) has attracted increasing interest in anti-icing, anti-corrosion, anti-fouling, and surface omniphobicity, in view of its superior stability and performances...
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Review: Advances in bioinspired ice-proof surfaces
Bionic superhydrophobic ice-proof surfaces inspired by natural biology show great potential in daily life. They have attracted wide research interest due to their promising and wide applications in offshore...
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Novel environmentally safe and frost-resistant coatings
Researchers developed a family of more than 80 anti-freezing coatings, which can be easily applied to aluminum, steel, copper, glass, plastic or any industrial surface without preconditioning or expensive...