Lubricious surfaces, systems and methods for making the same

An apparatus, comprising:

• a container having an inner surface;
• a lubricating liquid disposed onto at least a portion of the inner surface;
• and
• a contact liquid disposed in the container, the inner surface having a first configuration in the absence of the lubricating liquid, a second configuration in the presence of the lubricating liquid and in the absence of the contact liquid, and a third configuration in the presence of the lubricating liquid and the contact liquid,
• wherein:
• in the second configuration, the lubricating liquid forms droplets on the inner surface, and
• in the third configuration, the contact liquid disperses the droplets of lubricating liquid such that the droplets of lubricating liquid form a thin layer of the lubricating liquid, the thin layer of lubricating liquid forming a receding contact angle with the contact liquid of less than about 30 degrees.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a container having an inner surface, the inner surface including a first section and a second section;
• a lubricating liquid disposed on the first section and the second section of the inner surface;
• and
• a contact liquid disposed in the container and covering the first section of the inner surface of the container,
• wherein the lubricating liquid disposed on the first section of the inner surface exists as a thin layer of lubricating liquid, the thin layer forming a receding contact angle with the contact liquid of less than about 30 degrees, and
• wherein the lubricating liquid disposed on the second section inner surface of the container exists as a plurality of droplets dispersed across the second surface of the container.