A mechanically robust transparent coating for anti-icing and self-cleaning applications

• Main Authors: Wu, Xinghua, Chen, Zhong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Anti-icing Coating; Engineering::Materials; Self-cleaning Applications
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81155; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50064
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mechanically robust, transparent coatings that display very low affinity with ice and various liquids are promising for applications in outdoor facilities and marine and aerospace structures. However, such coatings are extremely challenging to prepare because some material properties required for di...