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

Gao, Hongtao; Jian, Yiming; Yan, Yuying

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