Spontaneous self-dislodging of freezing water droplets and the role of wettability

Gustav Graeber, Thomas M. Schutzius, Hadi Eghlidi and Dimos Poulikakos. PNAS, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1705952114

ETH researchers discovered a passive ice self-removal mechanism and used it to rationally design self ice-repelling surfaces.

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Enlarged view: watter droplets
Water droplets freezing on a superhydrophobic surface.
Enlarged view: droplet
Droplet self-dislodging.
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