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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard O. Claus, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Yanjing Liu, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Nanosonic, Inc., Christiansburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/00 ; B32B 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/00 ; B32B 1/500 ;
Abstract
Abrasion and scratch protective coatings magnetic coatings, electrically and thermally conducting coatings, and UV absorbing coatings are provided by electrostatic self-assembly (ESA) of one layer of an organic or polymer molecule and one layer of inorganic clusters in a layer by layer fashion at room temperature. A combination of inorganic clusters having a particle size of preferably less than 30 nm and flexible organic molecules allows fabrication of films tens to hundreds of micrometers thick, with large pores and excellent stress relaxation.