Scientists in China may have just reinvented the toilet bowl (bgr.com)

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A group of scientists in China have created an ultra-slippery toilet bowl that can repel almost any type of liquids or solids.

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[-] inconel@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 months ago

Original paper says its mainly polypropylene powder, sintered and porous, has silica powder and silicon oil within.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

Porous? How does that work for making a surface more slippery?

[-] inconel@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

ARSFT not only with a self-supporting 3D complex shape but also with a porous structure that can accommodate considerable lubricants for an abrasion-resistant super-slippery property.

From what I skimmed, its slippery properties comes from mainly "hydrophobic silica powder distributed among polypropylene powder. Silicone oil is sprayed afterwards to protect it from abrasion and other mechanical force. Even it wears down, all components (hydrophobic silica and lubricant oil) are present on new surface because it's built porous so the slippery property will be maintained.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Oh, got it, thanks for that

[-] zeppo@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

My question while reading the article is “what material is this?” The answer doesn’t seem to be in the linked scientific paper either, just that it is “Fabricated by a Selective Laser Sintering 3D Printing Technology”. I assume that means some kind of glass.

[-] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

I know folks that shall take that as a challenge.

[-] SaakoPaahtaa@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I leave a wake of dumbfounded cleaning ladies behind me as I go

[-] crazyminner@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Clearly these are for Chinese poops. American poops wouldn't fit down that little hole. Also what use is sliding when their poo is already rock solid and bounces down on its own?