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Compositions and Methods for Inhibiting Ice Formation on Surfaces

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posted on 2023-02-22, 21:17 authored by Rukmava ChatterjeeRukmava Chatterjee, Hassan Bararnia, Sushant AnandSushant Anand

The present invention provides methods for inhibiting the formation of ice on a surface, reducing contact line pinning at a water-solid interface, inhibiting the transition of water from a vapor state to a solid state (i.e., desublimation), and decreasing adhesion of a substance to a surface, which methods comprise, in various aspects, applying to a surface one or more phase change materials where the phase change materials have a melting point above a temperature at which ice formation occurs on the surface. Anti-icing compositions are further provided. 

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Citation

Anand, Sushant, Rukmava Chatterjee, and Hassan Bararnia. "Compositions and Methods for Inhibiting Ice Formation on Surfaces." U.S. Patent Application No. 17/464,603.

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US Patent App

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