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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Nenad Miljkovic, Cambridge, MA (US);
Daniel John Preston, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ryan Enright, Whitestone, NY (US);
Evelyn N. Wang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 59/50 (2006.01); B01D 59/42 (2006.01); C02F 1/469 (2006.01); C23C 16/44 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/4414 (2013.01); B01D 5/0042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A uniform external field can enhance condensation on a superhydrophobic surface. Jumping droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces accumulate a positive charge which promises the manipulation and control of jumping behavior using external electric fields.