Article with controlled wettability
US9624101B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB81B2203/0353
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An article is provided, the article including a substrate having a surface with a first wettability characteristic. A nano-structure array is formed on the surface of the substrate to provide a nano-structured surface having a second wettability characteristic. A thin-layer surface coating is formed on the nano-structured surface, the thin-layer surface coating being configured to tune the nano-structured surface to a target wettability characteristic.
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