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Biomimetic antibiofouling oil infused honeycomb films fabricated using breath figures

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Microorganisms form strong communities known as biofilms, which are ubiquitous in both natural and artificial environments and lead to problems such as health hazards and energy loss. The most effective solution against biofouling is to prevent the initial adhesion of the microbial cells to the material surface. This paper reports the fabrication of slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPSs) through a simple method and the antibiofouling properties of these surfaces against microorganisms. The principle of these surfaces is inspired by Nepenthes, which are pitcher plants. SLIPSs can be easily and inexpensively generated through the breath figure method and ultrasonic processing. The developed silicon oil-infused substrate exhibited a low fall angle and antifouling characteristics. The results suggest that the proposed simple method can be used to successfully generate an antibiofouling substrate.

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We thank Ms. Minori Suzuki, WPI-AIMR, Tohoku University, for assisting with the sample preparation. H.A. thanks KAKENHI, JSPS (no. 19K15598), Research Institutes Ensemble Grant for young researchers and FRIS Creative Interdisciplinary Collaboration Program from Tohoku University for the financial support. Moreover, the authors appreciate the support of the Tohoku University Center for Gender Equality Promotion (TUMUG) Support Project (Project to Promote Gender Equality and Female Researchers). HY thanks KAKENHI, MEXT and JSPS (nos. 18H05482, 19KK0357) for the financial support.

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  1. Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Ryunosuke Shimura, Mei-Fang Chien & Chihiro Inoue

  2. Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Hiroya Abe

  3. WPI-Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Hiroshi Yabu

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Shimura, R., Abe, H., Yabu, H. et al. Biomimetic antibiofouling oil infused honeycomb films fabricated using breath figures. Polym J 53, 713–717 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-021-00467-1

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