Laser Fabrication of Anti-Icing Surfaces: A Review
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Department of Physics, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70125 Bari, Italy
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National Research Council-Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, Via Amendola 173, 70125 Bari, Italy
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Materials 2020, 13(24), 5692; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13245692
Received: 10 November 2020
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Revised: 9 December 2020
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Accepted: 11 December 2020
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Published: 13 December 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Design for Manufacturing Processes)
In numerous fields such as aerospace, the environment, and energy supply, ice generation and accretion represent a severe issue. For this reason, numerous methods have been developed for ice formation to be delayed and/or to inhibit ice adhesion to the substrates. Among them, laser micro/nanostructuring of surfaces aiming to obtain superhydrophobic behavior has been taken as a starting point for engineering substrates with anti-icing properties. In this review article, the key concept of surface wettability and its relationship with anti-icing is discussed. Furthermore, a comprehensive overview of the laser strategies to obtain superhydrophobic surfaces with anti-icing behavior is provided, from direct laser writing (DLW) to laser-induced periodic surface structuring (LIPSS), and direct laser interference patterning (DLIP). Micro-/nano-texturing of several materials is reviewed, from aluminum alloys to polymeric substrates.
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Keywords:
anti-icing; laser; microstructuring; wettability; superhydrophobicity; metals; polymers; LIPSS; DLIP; direct laser writing
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Volpe, A.; Gaudiuso, C.; Ancona, A. Laser Fabrication of Anti-Icing Surfaces: A Review. Materials 2020, 13, 5692. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13245692
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Volpe A, Gaudiuso C, Ancona A. Laser Fabrication of Anti-Icing Surfaces: A Review. Materials. 2020; 13(24):5692. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13245692
Chicago/Turabian StyleVolpe, Annalisa, Caterina Gaudiuso, and Antonio Ancona. 2020. "Laser Fabrication of Anti-Icing Surfaces: A Review" Materials 13, no. 24: 5692. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13245692
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