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Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Metal Surfaces for Anti-Icing Applications
Published on: August 15, 2018
All spraying processes for the fabrication of robust, self-healing, superhydrophobic coatings
Yang Li1, Shanshan Chen, Mengchun Wu
1State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular, Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China.
Abstract:
The spraying method is developed for the fabrication of mechanically robust and self-healing superhydrophobic coatings, which comprise highly porous and rough polyelectrolyte coatings preserved with low-surface-energy healing agents. These coatings can repetitively and autonomically restore superhydrophobicity in humid environments. After depletion of healing agents, superhydrophobic coatings with dual healing agents can regain their self-healing ability by re-spraying fluoroalkylsilane.
