Icephobicity

Icephobicity (from ice and Greek φόβος phobos "fear") is the ability of a solid surface to repel ice or prevent ice formation due to a certain topographical structure of the surface.[1][2][3][4][5] The word "icephobic" was used for the first time at least in 1950;[6] however, the progress in micropatterned surfaces resulted in growing interest towards icephobicity since the 2000s.

  1. ^ Meuler, A. J. et al. Relationships between Water Wettability and Ice Adhesion. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2010, 11, 3100–3110
  2. ^ Zheng, L. et al. Exceptional Superhydrophobicity and Low Velocity Impact Icephobicity of Acetone-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Films. Langmuir, 2011, 27, 9936–9943
  3. ^ Jung, S.; Dorrestijn, M.; Raps, D.; Das, A.; Megaridis, C. M.; and Poulikakos, D. Are Superhydrophobic Surfaces Best for Icephobicity?. Langmuir, 2011, 27, 3059–3066
  4. ^ Nosonovsky, M.; Hejazi, V. I (2012). "Why superhydrophobic surfaces are not always icephobic". ACS Nano. 6 (10): 8488–8913. doi:10.1021/nn302138r. PMID 23009385.
  5. ^ Menini, R.; Ghalmi, Z.; Farzaneh, M. Highly Resistant Icephobic Coatings on Aluminum Alloys. Cold Reg. Sci. Technol. 2011, 65, 65-69
  6. ^ Chemical Industries, 1950, v. 67, p. 559