Designing Flexible but Tough Slippery Track for Underwater Gas Manipulation
- 31 January 2021
- Vol. 17 (8), 2007803
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202007803
Abstract
Lubricant‐infused slippery surface exhibits a series of superior properties such as pressure tolerance, self‐healing, oil‐repellence, etc. Especially when being applied in an aqueous environment, the reliable bubble manipulating ability of slippery surface offers great opportunities to develop advanced systems in the field of gas transport, water splitting, etc. To improve the strength and the functionality of slippery surfaces, a sliced lubricant‐infused slippery (SLIS) track is presented here, possessing both flexibility and toughness for underwater bubble manipulation. The rigid slippery slices with hydrophobic porous structure are linked by the liquid bridge of silicone oil, resulting in a continuous lubricant layer for bubble transfer. Taking advantage of this unique assembled structure, the in situ bubble controlling process, that is, pinning and moving, is achieved via the stretching/releasing of an elastic SLIS track. Besides, on the basis of the integrated design, a hypothesis of underwater gas mining is proved in the all‐in‐one process including the micro‐bubble generation, bubble collection, and gas transport. The current design paves an avenue to reinforce the structure of slippery surfaces, and should promote the function of underwater bubble manipulation toward real‐world applications.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21805204, 22075202, 22005015)
- Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City (19JCQNJC05100)
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