Method and apparatus for the formation of hydrophobic surfaces
US9056332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24802
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to the application of a coating to a substrate in which the coating includes a polymer material and the coating is selectively fluorinated and/or cured to improve the liquid repellance of the same. The invention also provides for the selective fluorination and/or curing of selected areas of the coating thus, when completed, providing a coating which has regions of improved liquid repellance with respect to the remaining regions and which remaining regions may be utilized as liquid collection areas.
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