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Materials & Packaging

David Smith

LiquiGlide no-stick packaging coating

United StatesEvidence: high confidenceChecked July 2026

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Who is David Smith?

David Smith is an inventor associated with United States. Their documented work in materials & packaging includes LiquiGlide no-stick packaging coating, the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.

David Smith co-invented LiquiGlide, a liquid-impregnated coating that lets viscous products slide from container surfaces. The physical coating reduces material left in product packages and industrial vessels, supporting lower product waste and easier emptying, recycling and reuse of containers.

Known forLiquiGlide no-stick packaging coating
FieldMaterials & Packaging
Associated withUnited States
Evidence reviewed2 sources
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What did David Smith invent?

Co-invented the liquid-impregnated no-stick surface technology commercialized as LiquiGlide with Kripa Varanasi.

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What did David Smith accomplish?

MIT reports that LiquiGlide commercialized the no-stick technology in 2012 and expanded it from packaging into consumer and medical products.

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What is known about David Smith today?

MIT News identified Smith as Arnasi co-founder and current CTO in its July 2024 report, positive current institutional evidence.

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