Good news! The expected water savings might be phenomenal.
The Chinese invented paper and gun powder! Now it is time for a better toilet bowl! 😊👏
"... Researchers in China have developed a 3D-printed toilet bowl so remarkably slippery that even after heavy use, virtually nothing clings to it. This high-tech toilet could be huge for water conservation, drastically reducing the amount of water required for flushing. ...
They've designed a toilet surface that remains extraordinarily slippery even in the face of continuous abrasion because the entirety of the material repels all manner of organic matter, not just the surface. ...
They've designed a toilet surface that remains extraordinarily slippery even in the face of continuous abrasion because the entirety of the material repels all manner of organic matter, not just the surface. ...
The Abrasion-Resistant Super-Slippery Flush Toilet, also known by the apt shorthand ARSSFT, is a blend of plastic and hydrophobic sand grains meticulously 3D-printed. Through the employment of a selective laser sintering technique, researchers fashioned a self-supporting three-dimensional structure with a porous architecture that can be infused with lubricants.
The material was then bathed in silicon oil, which infiltrated through the pores. The oil's deep penetration into the material ensures that it stays embedded, creating an extraordinary shield against even the most obstinate substances. ...
While the researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology currently have no immediate plans to enter the toilet manufacturing industry, the implications of their creation are far-reaching. While the treated material may prove too expensive for household users, such a toilet could prove perfect for public restrooms that have a very high usage rate. ..."
From the abstract:
"Flush toilets waste a significant amount of water every day due to the unavoidable adhesions between human waste and the toilet surfaces. Super-slippery surfaces can repel complex fluids and various viscoelastic solids, however, are easily broken by mechanical abrasions. Herein, the fabrication of an abrasion-resistant super-slippery flush toilet (ARSFT) is reported using a selective laser sintering 3D printing technology. Unlike traditional super-slippery surfaces with limited thicknesses which can be easily worn away, the powder-sintered strategy endows the 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. As a result, the as-prepared ARSFT remains clean after contacting with various liquids such as milk, yogurt, highly sticky honey, and starch gel mixed congee, demonstrating excellent repellence to complex fluids. Besides liquids, the ARSFT exhibits a high resistance to sticky synthetic feces. Notably, even after being abraded to 1,000 cycles of abrasion using sandpaper, the ARSFT maintains its record-breaking super-slippery capability. The concept of the 3D-printed object with a superior abrasion-resistant slippery ability will improve the development of super-slippery materials and further save water consumption in the human society."
3D-printed toilet is so slippery that nothing can leave a mark You may never need to clean a toilet again, thanks to a new material that keeps the bowl free of any waste
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