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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2025
Applicant:
The University of North Carolina AT Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Inventors:
John Michael Ramsey, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
William Hampton Henley, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 183/08 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C09D 5/00 (2006.01); C09D 7/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D 183/08 (2013.01); B01L 3/502707 (2013.01); C09D 5/00 (2013.01); C09D 7/20 (2018.01); B01L 2300/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are compositions, devices, and methods for improving a surface property of a substrate. In some embodiments, the hydrophobicity and/or fluorocarbon-phobicity of the surface is increased. Some embodiments include compositions, devices and methods for improving bead loading and/or immiscible oil sealing of microwell array reactions on plastic microfluidic devices.