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One Step and In Situ Synthesis of Edible Lubricant-infused Surface Using All-in-one Solution

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Edible Lubricant-Infused Surface (ELIS) was fabricated through antisolvent method by adding ethyl oleate (lubricant/antisolvent), ethanol (solvent) and shellac (solute/base layer of ELIS) into an all-in-one solution to in-situ prepare ELIS through single step of solvent evaporation. The ELIS comprising sub-micro- to micro-scaled shellac particles shows water and food liquid slippery, transparency, stability against abrasion and lubricant retaining ability against sheer force. Using all edible material to fabricated ELIS is a more efficient route for application when compared with other Lubricant-Infused Surface (LIS). Traditional fabrication for LIS included steps such as: base layer fabrication, lubricant infusion, excess lubricant removal, UV light treatment and chemical etching. The method proposed in this article could further simplify the preparation to an all-in-one solution and simplify the synthesis process to only 60-degree heating. Furthermore, Shellac ELIS coating could withstand abrasion and hold performance when compared with other ELIS coatings.

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The authors thank The National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2022YFB3806401).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China

    Daheng Wang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China

    Daheng Wang, Jinxia Huang & Zhiguang Guo

  3. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan, China

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Wang, D., Huang, J. & Guo, Z. One Step and In Situ Synthesis of Edible Lubricant-infused Surface Using All-in-one Solution. J Bionic Eng 20, 1879–1890 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42235-023-00379-1

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