Facile designing a superhydrophobic anti-icing surface applied for reliable long-term deicing

While superhydrophobic coatings have shown promise as potential anti-icing coatings, the surface roughness of these coatings is prone to damage during repeated icing-deicing cycles. Herein, two kinds of superhydrophobic anti-icing coatings are prepared from organic resin and micro-nano particles using two strategies, and their excellent anti-icing properties are also investigated. However, superhydrophobic surface I (SF1), prepared by first strategy, cannot be used for extended periods of time due to irreversible damage to the surface roughness during the icing-deicing process. Finite element simulations and experimental studies are preformed to investigate the fatal issue of such roughness damage. In contrast, the anti-icing properties of superhydrophobic surface II (SF2), prepared by second strategy, can easily regain through a simple sandpaper abrasion treatment even the surface roughness was damaged during the icing-deicing process. These exploratory results and SF2 preparation strategy provide a facile design of anti-icing coating, and the derived restorable anti-icing coating is expected to be useful for a wide application. (c) 2023 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.