Switchable surfaces
US7020355B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A substrate having a surface with reversibly switchable properties. The surface comprises a nanolayer of a material that switches from a first conformation state to a second conformation state when an external stimulus is applied. When the nanolayer is in the first conformation state, the surface is characterized by a first property, and when the nanolayer is in the second conformation state, the surface is characterized by a second property.
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