Development and Application of Anti/De-Icing Surfaces and Coatings
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Functional Polymer Coatings and Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 880
Special Issue Editors
2. Liyang Aerodynamics Innovation Institute, Liyang 213300, China
Interests: aircraft anti/de-icing technology; superhydrophobic surface; numerical simulation
2. Key Laboratory of Icing and Anti/De-icing, China Aerodynamics Research and Development Center, Mianyang, China
Interests: superhydrophobic surface; aircraft anti/de-icing technology; environmental durability
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: special wettability functional coatings; corrosion and protection; anti/de-icing coating; corrosion life prediction
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: special wettability functional coatings; corrosion and protection; anti/de-icing coating; corrosion life prediction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent theoretical and experimental advancements in the development of anti-icing and de-icing multifunctional surfaces have emerged as a critical focus for research within the fields of material science and engineering. Driven by the need for durability and reliability in extreme environmental conditions, their application spans across various industries, including aerospace, transportation, energy, and medical sectors.
The understanding of ice formation mechanisms, the need to maintain structural integrity and reliability under harsh conditions, and the pursuit of durable coating systems have led to a surge in experimental, theoretical, and modeling activities in this area.
The manufacture, design, and testing of high-performance anti/de-icing functional surfaces provide multifunctional coatings with unprecedented functionality and the opportunity to protect surfaces from ice accretion.
This Special Issue will serve as a platform for papers exploring the following themes:
- New ideas for the design of superhydrophobic surface structures;
- Various production processes of coatings;
- Research on the anti/de-icing mechanism of coatings;
- Verification of the anti-icing test on superhydrophobic surfaces;
- Verification of the de-icing test on low adhesion surfaces;
- Various applications of anti/de-icing coatings;
- The durability and maintainability of anti/de-icing coatings;
- An active anti/de-icing method combined with coatings;
- Multi-scale numerical simulation on anti/de-icing surfaces.
Dr. Huanyu Zhao
Prof. Dr. Qiang He
Prof. Dr. Dong-Dong Han
Dr. Yulin Cheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- anti/de-icing coatings
- superhydrophobic surface
- ice adhesion strength
- reliable coatings
- experimental verification
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