Polysiloxane is one of the most favorite polymeric materials used in the emerging field of
passive surface icephobicity; This is due to its tailorable softness, hydrophobicity, and …

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

Preventing icing on exposed surfaces is important for life and technology. While suppressing
ice nucleation by surface structuring and local confinement is highly desirable and yet to be …

Future advancement of coatings relies on new synthetic building blocks and methods that
enable added functionality, while minimising the environmental impact and cost. This review …

Ice accretion can lead to severe consequences in daily life and sometimes catastrophic
events. To mitigate the hazard of icing, passive icephobic surfaces have drawn widespread …

Anti-icing is of great importance in society since icing on facility surfaces may bring about
serious disasters and economical losses in fields such as aerospace, transportation and …

Highly transparent antifogging/anti-icing coatings were developed from amphiphilic block
copolymers of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-poly [2-(dimethylamino) ethyl …

Natural biological surfaces such as lotus leaves and water striders have micro-and
nanostructures and low-surface-energy materials, possessing excellent …

With the development of human society, the requirements for building materials are
becoming higher. The development of polymer materials and their application in the field of …

Preventing ice accretion on exposed surfaces is important to the operational performance of
various facilities and devices. As time elapses and temperature lowers sufficiently, ice …