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Durable Superhydrophobic Coating

Nahum A. Panwar T., Dodiuk H., Kenig S., Barry C., Mead J., UMass Lowell, US

Bottom up cost-effective and durable superhydrophobic coatings were formulated using hydrophobic silica nanoparticles and epoxy binder at different epoxy-to-silica nanoparticle ratios. The localization of the silica nanoparticles in the dissolved epoxy oligomers before curing and [...]

Durable Superhydrophobic Coatings for Icephobic Applications

Nahum T., Mitra S., Panwar A., Barry C., Dodiuk H., Kenig S., Mead J., UMass Lowell, US

Recent studies about the application of superhydrophobic surfaces for anti-ice properties have found that ice adhesion strength is reduced significantly compared to bare aluminum surfaces, but these surfaces lack durability. In this work, bottom up [...]

Durable Icephobic Coatings

Constantinou J., Panwar A., Mitra S., Nahum T., Wagner M., Dodiuk H., Barry C., Kenig S., Mead J., University of Massachusetts-Lowell, US

Accumulation of ice on the surfaces of windmills, airplanes, ships and telecommunications equipment hinders the efficient functioning of this equipmement, which can be overcome by the use of an icephobic coating. Prior work has established [...]