Issue 27, 2023

Recent advances in prevailing antifogging surfaces: structures, materials, durability, and beyond

Abstract

In past decades, antifogging surfaces have drawn more and more attention owing to their promising and wide applications such as in aerospace, traffic transportation, optical devices, the food industry, and medical and other fields. Therefore, the potential hazards caused by fogging need to be solved urgently. At present, the up-and-coming antifogging surfaces have been developing swiftly, and can effectively achieve antifogging effects primarily by preventing fog formation and rapid defogging. This review analyzes and summarizes current progress in antifogging surfaces. Firstly, some bionic and typical antifogging structures are described in detail. Then, the antifogging materials explored thus far, mainly focusing on substrates and coatings, are extensively introduced. After that, the solutions for improving the durability of antifogging surfaces are explicitly classified in four aspects. Finally, the remaining big challenges and future development trends of the ascendant antifogging surfaces are also presented.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances in prevailing antifogging surfaces: structures, materials, durability, and beyond

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
17 Apr 2023
Accepted
02 Jun 2023
First published
06 Jun 2023

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 11366-11402

Recent advances in prevailing antifogging surfaces: structures, materials, durability, and beyond

J. Chu, G. Tian and X. Feng, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 11366 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR01767B

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