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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
May. 19, 2022
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR (US);
Jordan D. Levine, Portland, OR (US);
Alex Q. Rosen, Eugene, OR (US);
Darren W. Johnson, Eugene, OR (US);
Tawney A. Knecht, Eugene, OR (US);
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, OR (US);
Abstract
A water-repellent textile is produce by applying to a textile a solution of Alnanoclusters or aluminum nitrate or hydrates of aluminum nitrate in a solvent to produce a wetted textile; and photo-annealing the wetted textile with ultraviolet light having a wavelength in the range of 180 nm to 260 nm to produce an AlOcoating on fibers of the textile. The textile may be, for example, cotton, polyester, wool, nylon, chiffon, nubuck, leather, burlap, silk, denim, or any combination thereof. Preferably, the solvent is a solubilizing organic solvent, pure water, or a miscible organic/water solvent mixture.