Hydrogels as Durable Anti-Icing Coatings Inhibit and Delay Ice Nucleation

The accumulation of ice on surfaces brings dangerous and costly problems to our daily life. Thus, it would be desirable to design anti-icing coatings for various surfaces. We report a durable anti-icing coating based on mussel-inspired chemistry, which is enabled via fabricating a liquid water layer...

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Main Authors: Beili Huang, Shanshan Jiang, Yunhe Diao, Xuying Liu, Wentao Liu, Jinzhou Chen, Huige Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/15/3378