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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kripa K. Varanasi, Lexington, MA (US);
Gareth H. McKinley, Acton, MA (US);
Gibum Kwon, Waltham, MA (US);
Mohammad Ashraf Gondal, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 67/00 (2006.01); B01D 69/02 (2006.01); B01D 17/02 (2006.01); B01D 17/04 (2006.01); B01D 17/00 (2006.01); B01D 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 67/0088 (2013.01); B01D 17/02 (2013.01); B01D 17/045 (2013.01); B01D 17/085 (2013.01); B01D 61/00 (2013.01); B01D 69/02 (2013.01); B01D 2325/44 (2013.01); Y02E 10/542 (2013.01);
Abstract
Upon light irradiation, a dye sensitized photoactive surfaces can undergo hydrophobic to hydrophilic conversion in both in air and oil environments.