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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2024
Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited, Haifa, IL;
Boaz Pokroy, Haifa, IL;
Iryna Polishchuk, Haifa, IL;
Elena Prudnikov, Haifa, IL;
Ester Segal, Haifa, IL;
Abstract
A process of depositing a hydrophobic or superhydrophobic film on a surface of a substrate, effected by spraying onto the substrate's surface a solution comprising a fatty acid and an organic solvent, is provided. Substrates and articles-of-manufacturing containing the substrates, having a hydrophobic or superhydrophobic coating/film deposited thereon, obtainable or prepared by the process, are also provided. The process is usable for reducing a load of a pathogenic microorganism and/or for preventing biofilm formation on and/or in the substrates or articles-of-manufacturing containing same.