Hydrophilic DLC on substrate with flame pyrolysis treatment
US7455883B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S427/103
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A substrate is coated with a layer(s) or coating(s) that includes, for example, amorphous carbon in a form of diamond-like carbon (DLC). The DLC is then subjected to flame pyrolysis in order to cause the contact angle θ thereof to decrease.
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