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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2017
Seamus Curran, Pearland, TX (US);
Kang-shyang Liao, Houston, TX (US);
Nigel Alley, Houston, TX (US);
Amrita Haldar, Houston, TX (US);
Alexander Wang, Houston, TX (US);
Renat Tatarin, Houston, TX (US);
Seamus Curran, Pearland, TX (US);
Kang-Shyang Liao, Houston, TX (US);
Nigel Alley, Houston, TX (US);
Amrita Haldar, Houston, TX (US);
Alexander Wang, Houston, TX (US);
Renat Tatarin, Houston, TX (US);
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A process of fabricating the waterproof coating may include selecting a substrate, utilizing a sol-gel comprising a silane or silane derivative and metal oxide precursor to coat the substrate, and optionally coating the substrate with a hydrophobic chemical agent and/or other chemical agents to create a surface with nanoscopic or microscopic features. The process may utilize an all solution process or controlled environment for fabricating self-cleaning and waterproof coating that prevent wetting or staining of a substrate, or may utilize a controlled environment.