Aizenberg, Joanna,Aizenberg, Michael,Cui, Jiaxi,Dunn, Stuart,Hatton, Benjamin,Howell, Caitlin,Kim, Philseok,Wong, Tak Sing,Yao, Xi
申请号：
AU2013289879
公开号：
AU2013289879B2
申请日:
2013.07.12
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
The present disclosure describes a strategy to create self-healing, slippery self- lubricating polymers. Lubricating liquids with affinities to polymers can be utilized to get absorbed within the polymer and form a lubricant layer (of the lubricating liquid) on the polymer. The lubricant layer can repel a wide range of materials, including simple and complex fluids (water, hydrocarbons, crude oil and bodily fluids), restore liquid-repellency after physical damage, and resist ice, microorganisms and insects adhesion. Some exemplary applications where self-lubricating polymers will be useful include energy-efficient, friction- reduction fluid handling and transportation, medical devices, anti-icing, optical sensing,and as self-cleaning, and anti-fouling materials operating in extreme environments.
