Journal article
Reduced Ice Adhesion Using Amphiphilic Poly(Ionic Liquid)-Based Surfaces
Zahra Mossayebi, Vianna F Jafari, Paul A Gurr, Ranya Simons, Greg G Qiao
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces | American Chemical Society | Published : 2023
Abstract
Ice build-up on solid surfaces causes significant economic losses for a range of industries. One solution to this problem is the development of coatings with low ice adhesion strength. Amphiphilic poly(ionic liquid) (PIL)-based surfaces have been recently reported for antifogging/antifrosting applications. However, they have possible anti-icing properties through lowering the ice adhesion strength that have yet to be reported. Herein, we designed well-defined triblock copolymers composed of a polydimethylsiloxane component coupled with PIL segments of poly([2 (methacryloyloxy)ethyl] trimethylammonium chloride) (PMETAC), which were subsequently UV-cured with an oligo(ethylene glycol) dimethac..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Sadegh Shabani for the synthesis of the RAFT agent, Arunjunai Raja Shankar Santha Kumar for the help with the polymer synthesis, Susan Holmes?s assistance with the ice adhesion instrument, and CSIRO GPC facility at Clayton for the THF GPC analysis. Z.M. also acknowledge the receipt of the University of Melbourne Graduate Research Scholarship and the CSIRO-University of Melbourne STUDENT AGREEMENT.