Low cost, controlled crystallinity, chemical, and mechanical stability enable application of
polymers in energy, water, electronics, and biomedical industries. Recent studies have …

Icephobic surfaces have a critical footprint on human daily lives ranging from aviation
systems and infrastructures to energy systems, but creation of these surfaces for low …

Surfaces that can passively mitigate ice accretion have recently attracted significant interest
as an alternative to cost-intensive, active, de-icing technologies. After decades of research …

Ice formation and accretion cause significant economic losses and disastrous events.
Designing a new generation of anti-icing/deicing surface has emerged as an effective …

Ice formation and accretion on surfaces is a serious economic issue in energy supply and
transportation. Recent strategies for develo** icephobic surfaces are intimately associated …

Ice accretion can lead to severe consequences in daily life and sometimes catastrophic
events. To mitigate the hazard of icing, passive icephobic surfaces have drawn widespread …

Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) enables nanoscale control for the synthesis of high-
purity polymer thin films. Ultrathin (< 20 nm) and ultrasmooth (< 1 nm rms roughness) layers …

The formation and accumulation of clathrate hydrates in oil/gas pipelines are responsible for
flow blockages. How to effectively prevent the blockage of hydrate in the pipeline? Pipeline …

Ice build-up on solid surfaces causes significant economic losses for a range of industries.
One solution to this problem is the development of coatings with low ice adhesion strength …

Research has been consider as a tool for recycling existing scientific ideas to promote
improved concepts for the development of new materials. All technological innovations have …