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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 5, Issue 41, Pages 32813-32818Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5ra01365h
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- National Science Foundation of China [51475231, 51202112]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
- Jiangsu Innovation Program for Graduate Education [KYLX_0261]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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In this article, we present a route to fabricate a robust anti-icing superhydrophobic surface containing the hierarchical structures of microscale array patterns (built by micromachining) and nanohairs (prepared via hydrothermal growth) on a Ti6Al4V substrate. In particular, the superhydrophobic surfaces not only exhibited high non-wettability and water repellency, but also generated a tremendous anti-icing potential. The results of the measurements indicated that the apparent contact angle reached 160 degrees, the contact angle hysteresis reduced to 2 degrees, and the spreading and recoiling process of an impact droplet can be completed within 12 ms. Furthermore, it also caused a longer icing-delay time (approximately 765 s) to hinder the ice formation and growth at -10 degrees C, and the ice adhesion strength was also only 70 kPa.
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