2021
DOI: 10.3390/coatings11030339
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Critical Aspects in Fabricating Multifunctional Super-Nonwettable Coatings Exhibiting Icephobic and Anti-Biofouling Properties

Abstract: The water is a vital compound for all known forms of life, but it can also cause detrimental consequences to our daily routine if by natural means becomes pathogenic bacterial carrier or transforms into ice. Imaginative by necessity, the surrounding environment has stimulated the mankind to emulate natural-design solutions and invent the so-called super-nonwettable coatings. Undisputedly, these coatings have revolutionized the modern industry by providing “a vehicle” for potential eco-friendly water purificati… Show more

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“…All of the obtained results demonstrate that the studied coatings are multifunctional. In fact, they present more than two relevant surface properties [33]: in-vitro antifouling capability, as shown in reference [11], and water repellency and photocatalytic properties, as demonstrated in the present manuscript. Moreover, in-situ antifouling tests are currently ongoing and we are close to a one-year long observation.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 56%
“…All of the obtained results demonstrate that the studied coatings are multifunctional. In fact, they present more than two relevant surface properties [33]: in-vitro antifouling capability, as shown in reference [11], and water repellency and photocatalytic properties, as demonstrated in the present manuscript. Moreover, in-situ antifouling tests are currently ongoing and we are close to a one-year long observation.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 56%
“…17,35,36 One of the reasons related to the enormous expenditures for annually renovating the ships' hulls 36 and maintaining the widely spread electrothermal de-icing systems of aircrafts 37 is the difference in the physical mechanisms governing the passive icing and biofouling protection. 38 It would be great if the naval vessels, for instance, can pass through a given aquatoria without translocating biospecies and being covered by ice in order to overcome biosecurity risks 39 and the occurrence of capsizing, pitching, and topside flooding due to loss of stability and extra weight from the ice burden. 40 This seems to be a challenging task because simultaneously suppressing the heterogeneous ice nucleation and biofilm growth is conceivable solely at a subtle and custom arrangement of the surface morphology, topography, chemistry, porosity and roughness.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other hand, cleaning a large amount of contaminations requires significant human and material resources. [12] To resolve this problem, a variety of methods, including physical antifouling, [13,14] chemical antifouling, [15,16] and biological antifouling [17] have been proposed for marine fouling prevention and controlling. Although significant achievements have been obtained, these methods have remarkable shortcomings.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%