Dissolution guided wetting of structured surfaces
US9994805B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00158
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microfabricated device having at least one gas-entrapping feature formed therein in a configuration that entraps air bubbles upon wetting the feature with a solvent or solution is described. The device includes a sacrificial residue in contact with the gas-entrapping feature, the dissolution of which guides the wetting of the gas-entrapping feature.
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