Durable gels with ultra-low adhesion to ice

Durable gels with ultra-low adhesion to ice

In this work, building on the principles of adhesion mechanics, we developed novel inexpensive, environmentally benign, non-corrosive PDMS gels that offer ultra-low adhesion to ice as well as outstanding mechanical durability. We elucidated the mechanism of separation of ice from our PDMS gels via s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Materials for energy and sustainability, 2016-11, Vol.4 (47), p.18253-18258
Hauptverfasser: Beemer, Darryl L, Wang, Wei, Kota, Arun K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adhesion
Adhesive strength
Aviation
Durability
Gels
Separation
Silicone resins
Strategy
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Zusammenfassung:In this work, building on the principles of adhesion mechanics, we developed novel inexpensive, environmentally benign, non-corrosive PDMS gels that offer ultra-low adhesion to ice as well as outstanding mechanical durability. We elucidated the mechanism of separation of ice from our PDMS gels via separation pulses. We envision that our durable PDMS gels with ultra-low ice adhesion strength as well as the improved understanding of the separation mechanism will enable universal deicing design strategies in aviation, maritime, power, automotive, and energy sectors.
ISSN:2050-7488
2050-7496
DOI:10.1039/c6ta07262c