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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, CT (US);
Inventor:
Leora Peltz, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01G 33/00 (2006.01); B08B 17/06 (2006.01); B08B 7/04 (2006.01); B64F 5/30 (2017.01); B08B 3/10 (2006.01); B08B 3/08 (2006.01); B08B 7/00 (2006.01); B08B 17/02 (2006.01); B60S 3/00 (2006.01); B60S 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 17/06 (2013.01); B08B 3/08 (2013.01); B08B 3/10 (2013.01); B08B 7/0057 (2013.01); B08B 7/04 (2013.01); B08B 17/02 (2013.01); B60S 3/008 (2013.01); B60S 3/04 (2013.01); B64F 5/30 (2017.01);
Abstract
Reversibly switchable (transformable) surface layer changeable from (super)hydrophobic to (super)hydrophilic surface states are described. Methods of decontamination of surfaces exposed to contaminate are provided. The reversibly switchable properties of the surface layer can be controlled by an external stimulus.