The penguin feather as inspiration for anti-icing surfaces

Wood, Michael J.; Brock, Gregory; Kietzig, Anne‐Marie

doi:10.1016/j.coldregions.2023.103903

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“…Penguins are good at preventing ice adhesion although living in an extremely cold environment. They have developed two distinct ways to be free from ice 187 . One way is to shed the water before it is frozen, which is achieved by the air cushion formed by the microstructures of the feathers.…”

Section: Hybrid Methods For Icephobicitymentioning

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Icephobic materials and strategies: From bio‐inspirations to smart systems

Li,

Liu,

Zhang

et al. 2024

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Unwanted ice formations may cause severe functional degradations of facilities and also have a negative impact on their lifespans. Avoiding and removing ice accumulation is always a hot topic in the industrial and technological field. Bionic functional surfaces have been greatly studied for several decades and have proved to be excellent candidates for passive anti‐/deicing applications. However, the drawbacks limit their potential industrial uses under harsh conditions, like low temperatures and high humidity. Most researches on bionic surfaces are focused on a certain function of natural creatures and their underlined fundamental theories are revealed by taking the interface as the static. Actually, living organisms, either plants or animals, are often sensitive and responsive to their surroundings, avoiding risks and even self‐repairing upon damage. From this prospect, a novel view of the bionic icephobic materials has been proposed in the present review, which is expected to be studied and designed by taking the biological species as a system. As two representative icephobic materials, the anti‐/deicing theories of superhydrophobic and slippery surfaces are first discussed. Further, the recent progress of smart icephobic strategies is summarized from interfaces to substrates. We aim to provide new bionic insights on designing future icephobic strategies.

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Section: Hybrid Methods For Icephobicitymentioning

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Icephobic materials and strategies: From bio‐inspirations to smart systems

Li,

Liu,

Zhang

et al. 2024

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“…Nature has become an endless source of inspiration for the development and design of icephobic surfaces [ 37 ]. In addition to the well-known inspiration of the nano/microstructure of lotus leaves to design the SHSs [ 219 , 220 ] or the Nepenthes pitcher plants to develop the SLIPS [ 199 ], many other biological systems have inspired other icephobic surfaces, such as the skin of the dart frog [ 221 ],the red flat bark beetle or the wood frog [ 136 ], the shell of the mussels shell [ 153 , 222 ], the nano/microstructure of the butterfly wings [ 223 ] or penguin feathers [ 224 , 225 ]. Memon et al [ 136 ] developed a coating mimicking the anatomy of a cetacean mammal skin structure where the collagen fibers are replaced by carbon fibers and the keratins by a polymer.…”

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On the Durability of Icephobic Coatings: A Review

Nistal,

Sierra-Martín,

Fernández-Barbero

2023

Materials

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Ice formation and accumulation on surfaces has a negative impact in many different sectors and can even represent a potential danger. In this review, the latest advances and trends in icephobic coatings focusing on the importance of their durability are discussed, in an attempt to pave the roadmap from the lab to engineering applications. An icephobic material is expected to lower the ice adhesion strength, delay freezing time or temperature, promote the bouncing of a supercooled drop at subzero temperatures and/or reduce the ice accretion rate. To better understand what is more important for specific icing conditions, the different types of ice that can be formed in nature are summarized. Similarly, the alternative methods to evaluate the durability are reviewed, as this is key to properly selecting the method and parameters to ensure the coating is durable enough for a given application. Finally, the different types of icephobic surfaces available to date are considered, highlighting the strategies to enhance their durability, as this is the factor limiting the commercial applicability of icephobic coatings.

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Ritchison

2023

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The penguin feather as inspiration for anti-icing surfaces

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Icephobic materials and strategies: From bio‐inspirations to smart systems

Icephobic materials and strategies: From bio‐inspirations to smart systems

On the Durability of Icephobic Coatings: A Review

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