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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
May. 15, 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
J. David Smith, Arlington, MA (US);
Rajeev Dhiman, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Adam T. Paxson, Cambridge, MA (US);
Christopher J. Love, Atlantis, FL (US);
Brian R. Solomon, Rockville, MA (US);
Kripa K. Varanasi, Lexington, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are medical devices and medical implements with high lubricity to flesh (or biological fluid) and/or inhibited nucleation on its surface. The device has a surface comprising an impregnating liquid and a plurality of micro-scale and/or nano-scale solid features spaced sufficiently close to stably contain the impregnating liquid therebetween. The impregnating liquid fills spaces between said solid features, the surface stably contains the impregnating liquid between the solid features, and the impregnating liquid is substantially held in place between the plurality of solid features regardless of orientation of the surface.