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2 – Schematic showing the manufacturing of the Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous
Surface (SLIPS).
3 – Peter Allen and James C. Weaver
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Image 2
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2 – Sliding of a droplet of low-surface-tension oil along a slippery surface at ultra-low
tilting angle.
3 – Tak Sing Wong and Joanna Aizenberg
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2 – Self-healing of SLIPS – Restoration of liquid repellency after physical damage.
3 – Tak Sing Wong and Joanna Aizenberg
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2 – Oil-stain resistant of Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surface (SLIPS), as compared
to other existing surfaces, such as superhydrophobic Teflon membrane or
hydrophobic aluminum surface.
3 – Tak Sing Wong and Joanna Aizenberg
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Image 5
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2 - Blood-stain resistant of Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surface (SLIPS), as
compared to other existing surfaces, such as superhydrophobic Teflon membrane or
hydrophilic glass surface.
3 – Tak Sing Wong, Ben Hatton and Joanna Aizenberg
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Image 6
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2 – Ice-repellent of a SLIPS (highlighted in green) as compared to the strong iceadhesion of a superhydrophobic surface (highlighted in yellow) under icing
environment. Notice the enhanced optical transparency of SLIPS as compared to the
other surface.
3 – Tak Sing Wong, Sung Hoon Kang and Joanna Aizenberg
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Image 7
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2 – Insect-repellent of SLIPS. A carpenter ant and a fruit jam cannot stay hold onto a
SLIPS.
3 – Tak Sing Wong and Joanna Aizenberg
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Image 8
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2 - An illustration showing a schematic of slippery surface and its characteristics of
repelling many fluids present on the earth (as symbolized by the earth reflected on
the liquid drop).
3 - James C. Weaver and Peter Allen
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Image 9
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2 - An illustration showing the schematic of a slippery surface and its characteristics
of repelling various liquids, together with a caution sign.
3 - James C. Weaver, Peter Allen, Sung Hoon Kang, and Joanna Aizenberg
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Image 10
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2 - An illustration showing a caution sign that symbolizes the highly slippery nature
of SLIPS.
3 - Sung Hoon Kang and Joanna Aizenberg, Harvard University
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Image 11
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2 - An illustration showing the schematic of a slippery surface and its characteristics
of repelling various liquids as symbolized by the slippage of a liquid droplet and a
person.
3 - James C. Weaver, Peter Allen, Sung Hoon Kang, and Joanna Aizenberg
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