To address the challenges like limited oleophobicity, researchers have reported a strategy to create self-healing, slippery liquid-infused porous surface(s) (SLIPS) with exceptional liquid- and ice-repellency, pressure stability and enhanced optical transparency. Researchers claim that the properties are insensitive to the precise geometry of the underlying substrate, making their approach applicable to various inexpensive, low-surface-energy structured materials (such as porous Teflon membrane). Researchers envision that the slippery surfaces will be useful in fluid handling and transportation, optical sensing, medicine, and as self-cleaning and anti-fouling materials operating in extreme environments.
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