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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 22, 2019
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Yuehan Yao, Evanston, IL (US);
Nicolas Martinez Prieto, Evanston, IL (US);
Jian Cao, Wilmette, IL (US);
Kyoo-Chul Park, Wilmette, IL (US);
Christian John Machado, Evanston, IL (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
Self-healing, hydrophobic composites and related methods are provided. A method of repelling water may comprise forming a layer of a self-healing, hydrophobic composite comprising a porous network of entangled polymer fibers and a hydrophobic phase change material infused throughout the network, on a surface of a substrate to form a treated surface; and exposing the treated surface to water, wherein the treated surface exhibits a native water droplet contact angle which is greater than that of an untreated surface without the layer of the composite.