Transparent materials play an important role in our daily life as well as industrial manufacturing. However, fog often occurs on the transparent surfaces, possibly leading to unavailability and economic loss. Therefore, it is of great significance to study the means to prevent the transparent surfaces from fogging using antifogging coatings. This review introduces the fundamentals in antifogging and the two routes to realize antifogging surfaces, i.e., hydrophilic and hydrophobic antifogging. Accordingly, the state of the art antifogging materials and fabrication are introduced in detail. Finally, a perspective on applications and future development of antifogging materials is provided.
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Antifogging mechanism
3 Hydrophilic antifogging
3.1 Functionalized polymer antifogging materials
3.2 Inorganic antifogging materials
3.3 Organic-inorganic hybrid antifogging materials
4 Hydrophobic antifogging
5 Conclusion and perspective