Digitally fabricated 3D slippery architectures for multifunctional liquid manipulation.

ABSTRACT: The primary challenge in creating controllable liquid-based materials lies in managing the structural complexities and multiscale interfaces that govern solid, liquid, and gas phase interactions. Current fabrication methods for liquid-infused surfaces lack topological flexibility, limiting them to planar and simple-patterned structures. Conversely, digitally fabricating slippery architectural materials marks a significant shift towards scalable microprinting of complex, topologically slippery designs. This paper introduces a method for digitally fabricating slippery objects with solid-liquid composite interfaces and geometric design freedom. The slippery architecture has been demonstrated through digital printing of photopolymerization-induced multiphase materials and photoinduced grafting

SUBMITTER: Kim WY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12514295 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature