The effects of bio-inspired micro/nano scale structures on anti-icing properties

Gao, Hongtao; Jian, Yiming; Yan, Yuying

doi:10.1039/d0sm01683g

The effects of bio-inspired micro/nano scale structures on anti-icing properties

Gao, Hongtao; Jian, Yiming; Yan, Yuying

Authors

Hongtao Gao

Yiming Jian

Professor YUYING YAN YUYING.YAN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
PROFESSOR OF THERMOFLUIDS ENGINEERING

Abstract

Ice formation and accumulation have detrimental effects on commercial surfaces and people's lives. The ice adhesion strength decreases with increasing surface hydrophobicity, and the superhydrophobicity of a surface can be constructed by a combination of low surface free energy and high surface roughness. Conversely, the characteristics of biological surfaces have aroused wide attention as a result of the superhydrophobicity of plants and animals, deriving from the synergistic effects of chemical compositions and multi-scale hierarchical structures. Therefore, inspired by bio-mimetic studies on biological surfaces, a lot of artificial bio-inspired superhydrophobic surfaces have been broadly designed and constructed. Herein, we aim to summarize the fundamental theories of surface wettability and recent progress in the fabrication of bio-inspired surfaces. The bio-inspired surfaces prepared by different facile methods not only have superhydrophobicity, but also have anti-icing/icephobic properties. In the end, some challenges and problems in the future study and advancement of bio-inspired superhydrophobic surfaces are proposed.

Citation

Gao, H., Jian, Y., & Yan, Y. (2021). The effects of bio-inspired micro/nano scale structures on anti-icing properties. Soft Matter, 17(3), 447-466. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sm01683g

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Dec 4, 2020
Online Publication Date	Dec 9, 2020
Publication Date	Jan 21, 2021
Deposit Date	Nov 29, 2023
Publicly Available Date	Nov 29, 2023
Journal	Soft Matter
Print ISSN	1744-683X
Electronic ISSN	1744-6848
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	17
Issue	3
Pages	447-466
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sm01683g
Keywords	Condensed Matter Physics, General Chemistry
Public URL	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/15156261
Publisher URL	https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/SM/D0SM01683G