Nanostructured superhydrophobic, superoleophobic and/or superomniphobic coatings, methods for fabrication, and applications thereof

US9108880B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9108880-B2
Application numberUS-200913059966-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 18, 2009
Priority dateAug 18, 2008
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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Systems, techniques and applications for nanoscale coating structures and materials that are superhydrophobic with a water contact angle greater than about 140° or 160° and/or superoleophobic with an oil contact angle greater than about 140° or 160°. The nanostructured coatings can include Si or metallic, ceramic or polymeric nanowires that may have a re-entrant or mushroom-like tip geometry. The nanowired coatings can be used in various self-cleaning applications ranging from glass windows for high-rise buildings and non-wash automobiles to pipeline inner surface coatings and surface coatings for biomedical implants.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of making an article, comprising: forming a metal coating on a glass substrate; annealing the metal coating to form balled-up metal islands; coating over the balled-up metal islands with a protective layer including sputter deposition of Ti/Au over the balled-up metal islands while leaving corner regions between the balled-up metal islands and the glass substrate open to chemical etching to selectively protect at least a portion of the balled up…

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What does patent US9108880B2 cover?
Systems, techniques and applications for nanoscale coating structures and materials that are superhydrophobic with a water contact angle greater than about 140° or 160° and/or superoleophobic with an oil contact angle greater than about 140° or 160°. The nanostructured coatings can include Si or metallic, ceramic or polymeric nanowires that may have a re-entrant or mushroom-like tip geometry. T…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Jin Sungho, Kim Jin-Yeol, Noh Kunbae, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C03C15/00. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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