Ice accumulation on outdoor structures can cause costly damage to this exposed
infrastructure. Research has therefore focused on means of protecting these surfaces from …

Engineering icephobic coatings has been a long standing effort to address the challenges
caused by ice formation and accumulation in our daily lives and in several industrial …

Overcoming ice accretion on external aircraft wing surfaces plays a crucial role in aviation,
and developing environmentally friendly passive anti-icing surfaces is considered to be a …

The use of superhydrophobic surfaces in a broad range of applications is receiving a great
deal of attention due to their numerous functionalities. However, fabricating these surfaces …

Based on geometrical characteristics, all surface microstructures are categorized into two
types: closed-cell and open-cell structures. Closed-cell structures are well-known to have …

Undesired ice/frost formation and accretion often occur on food freezing facility surfaces,
lowering freezing efficiency. In the current study, two slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces …

Corrosion, an undesirable phenomenon, negatively affects the desirable properties of
materials and has become a serious problem in various industries. Prevention of corrosion …

Cold Spray (CS) is a deposition process, part of the thermal spray family. In this method,
powder particles are accelerated at supersonic speed within a nozzle; impacts against a …

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 …

Superhydrophobic surfaces, such as lotus leaves, have attracted significant attention
because of their excellent performance and potential application value. However, the micro …