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ArticleMaterials today. Bio2026

Lubricious anti-adhesive interface prevents friction, biofilm, and encrustation in long-term indwelling ureteral stents.

Yejin Jo, Yeontaek Lee, Sungun Bang, Kayoung Son, Kijun Park, Dokyun Kim, Soo A Kim, Seonghyeon Eom, Inhee Choi, Su-Jin Shin and 2 more

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Yejin JoSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
Yeontaek LeeSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
Sungun BangDepartment of Urology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 06273, Republic of Korea.
Kayoung SonSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
Kijun ParkDivision of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, MA, 02139, USA.
Dokyun KimDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 06273, Republic of Korea.
Soo A KimSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
Seonghyeon EomDepartment of Life Science, University of Seoul, Seoul, 02504, Republic of Korea.
Inhee ChoiDepartment of Life Science, University of Seoul, Seoul, 02504, Republic of Korea.
Su-Jin ShinDepartment of Pathology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 06273, Republic of Korea.
Kyo Chul KooDepartment of Urology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, 06273, Republic of Korea.
Jungmok SeoSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.

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Abstract

Ureteral stents are essential for relieving urinary obstruction and preserving renal function. However, long-term indwelling often induces friction-mediated urothelial irritation, bacterial colonization, and mineral encrustation, which impair urinary drainage and complicate stent removal. Here, we developed a friction-lowering urinary interface for defense against encrustation (FLUID) by integrating a silicone-based primer and lubricant layer into a fully microporous thermoplastic polyurethane framework. Unlike conventional slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces that retain lubricant primarily within surface microstructures, the fully microporous TPU framework serves as an internal lubricant reservoir throughout the stent wall, replenishing the lubricating interface under dynamic urinary conditions. Under sterile conditions the FLUID coating suppressed planktonic bacterial adhesion (

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Anti-biofoulingLong-term encrustation resistanceLow-frictionLubricant-infused interfacesLubricant reservoirsUreteral stents

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