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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2019
United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
Sharon Straka, Glenelg, MD (US);
Kenneth O'Connor, Rockville, MD (US);
Mark Hasegawa, Highland, MD (US);
Boxi Chen, Riverside, MD (US);
Nathaniel Patrick Hawthorne, Bryan, TX (US);
Victoria Jane Pederzani Stotzer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method is provided to form a dust mitigation coating that also mitigates or repels water, ice, and other liquids. Techniques to coat the surfaces of equipment and items with these dust, liquid, and ice mitigation coatings, minimize or eliminate mission problems caused by dust, liquid, or ice accumulation, particularly in outer space or on another planetary body or moon. Further, the dust mitigation coatings exhibit a Lotus-like effect, making the coated surfaces ultra-hydrophobic. The present invention is also directed to techniques for improving the functioning of terrestrial-based equipment and systems where dust, liquid, or ice accumulation is a problem, such as in hospitals and other health contexts, to prevent contamination.