A method of preparing an article having a slippery surface includes providing a metal-containing surface, chemically modifying the metal-containing surface to roughen the metal-containing surface, and disposing a lubricating layer on the roughened metal-containing surface, wherein the lubricating layer is substantially stabilized on the roughened metal-containing surface.
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[0003] This invention was made with government support under N66001-11-1-4180 awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense, under N00014-11-1-0641 awarded by the U.S. Department of Navy, and under DE-AR0000326 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The government has certain rights in the invention.