Advanced Icephobic Materials for Aircraft and Vessel Icing Protection
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films and Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2026 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editors
Interests: low power anti-/de-icing techniques; advanced icing diagnostic techniques; icing physics; icing wind tunnel; anti-/de-frost techniques; machine learning; deep learning
Interests: surface and interface science of materials; regulation of wetting behavior
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Interests: aircraft anti-/de-icing techniques
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aircraft icing poses a serious threat to aviation safety. Icephobic materials offer a promising solution for protecting aircraft from icing; however, due to stringent airworthiness regulations, such materials have not yet been applied to any manned aircraft. These regulatory constraints have driven the development of icephobic coatings that are more durable and functional. Although icephobic materials have not been adopted for manned aircraft, the substantial research progress in this field has enabled their successful use on unmanned aerial vehicles, wind turbines, and vessels. Unlike aircraft icing, vessel icing in the Arctic and Antarctic regions involves ultra-low temperatures and saline water erosion, introducing new requirements for the application of icephobic materials. We are pleased to invite you to submit your outstanding research findings on icephobic materials relevant to aircraft and vessel icing to this Special Issue.
The scope of this Special Issue includes:
(1). Composite icephobic materials;
(2). Electrothermal and photothermal icephobic materials;
(3). Porous icephobic materials and liquid-infused materials;
(4). Superhydrophobic materials;
(5). Icephobic materials that can provide ultra-low ice adhesion and excellent durability;
(6). Icephobic material durability testing techniques;
(7). Icephobic material in-field tests;
(8). Icephobic material performance in ultra-low temperature;
(9). Anti-/de-icing fluids and innovative applications.
Suggested themes and article types for submissions
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Zichen Zhang
Prof. Dr. Junfei Ou
Prof. Dr. Guiping Lin
Guest Editor
Dr. Xiangzhao Wang
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- icephobic coating
- aircraft icing
- vessel icing
- composite material
- SLIPS
- electrothermal and photothermal coating
- coating durability
- arctic and antarctic application
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