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Regenerative superhydrophobicity, the ability to regain superhydrophobicity after being compromised or degraded, could address the issue of the low durability of these coatings. In this study, we fabricated a superhydrophobic coating comprising hydrophobic aerogel microparticles and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-modified silica nanoparticles within a PDMS matrix containing trifluoropropyl POSS (F-POSS) and XIAMETER PMX-series silicone oil as superhydrophobicity-regenerating agents. The fabricated coating exhibited a static contact angle of 169.5\u00b0 and a contact angle hysteresis of 6\u00b0. This coating was capable of regaining its superhydrophobicity after various pH immersion and plasma deterioration tests. The developed coating demonstrated ice adhesion as low as 71.2 kPa, which remained relatively unchanged even after several icing\/de-icing cycles. 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