Advances in icephobic coatings: Concepts, mechanisms, classifications and prospects

IF 3.8 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Cold Regions Science and Technology Pub Date : 2025-06-28 DOI:10.1016/j.coldregions.2025.104596

Yanlong Zhan , Zhenqian Pang , Gang Tan

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Abstract

Ice accumulation on critical infrastructure, such as power grids, wind turbines, aircraft, and offshore platforms, poses significant safety risks and economic challenges. Icephobic coatings, designed to reduce ice adhesion and enable natural ice removal, offer an effective solution to mitigate these hazards. This review examines the dangers of surface icing, evaluates current anti/de-icing methods, and explores the mechanisms of icing and ice-material interactions. Key topics include various icephobic coating strategies, such as low surface energy coatings, superhydrophobic coatings, slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS), sacrificial coatings, polyelectrolyte brush coatings, low-modulus elastomer coatings, stress localization coatings, low interfacial toughness coatings, and antifreeze proteins (AFPs) coatings, and their effectiveness and mechanisms. Methods for measuring ice adhesion and the role of computational simulations in advancing icephobic materials are also discussed. The review concludes with insights into future research directions for icephobic coatings.

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Cold Regions Science and Technology 工程技术-地球科学综合

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

12.20%

发文量

209

审稿时长

4.9 months

期刊介绍： Cold Regions Science and Technology is an international journal dealing with the science and technical problems of cold environments in both the polar regions and more temperate locations. It includes fundamental aspects of cryospheric sciences which have applications for cold regions problems as well as engineering topics which relate to the cryosphere. Emphasis is given to applied science with broad coverage of the physical and mechanical aspects of ice (including glaciers and sea ice), snow and snow avalanches, ice-water systems, ice-bonded soils and permafrost. Relevant aspects of Earth science, materials science, offshore and river ice engineering are also of primary interest. These include icing of ships and structures as well as trafficability in cold environments. Technological advances for cold regions in research, development, and engineering practice are relevant to the journal. Theoretical papers must include a detailed discussion of the potential application of the theory to address cold regions problems. The journal serves a wide range of specialists, providing a medium for interdisciplinary communication and a convenient source of reference.