Reinforced Superhydrophobic Coating on Silicone Rubber for Longstanding Anti-Icing Performance in Severe Conditions

• DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b05549
• Publication Date: 2017-06-28T15:26:24Z
• Authors: Alexandre M. Emel...; Ludmila B. Boinovich; Alexey A. Bezdomn...; Elizaveta V. Chul...; Kirill A. Emelyan...
• Keywords: Silicone rubber; Superhydrophobic coating; Supercooling

We present a simple method for fabricating the superhydrophobic coatings on composite silicone rubber used electrical outdoor applications. The coating is characterized by contact angles as high 170° and mechanically durable in with aqueous phase. discuss impact of mechanical durability surface texture anti-icing performance basis experimental data freezing delay sessile droplets. A set complementary obtained laboratory experiments time, variation wettability practical work adhesion supercooled droplets, impacting behavior droplets at low negative temperatures, well results snow ice accumulation indicate very prospective icephobic properties developed coating.