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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2001
Filed:
May. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J. McCarthy, Hadley, MA (US);
Alexander Y. Fadeev, Moscow, RU;
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/02 ; B32B 1/508 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/02 ; B32B 1/508 ;
Abstract
A method of modifying a surface is disclosed. The method includes contacting the surface with a hydridosilane under conditions and for a time sufficient to form a covalent bond between a silicon atom of the hydridosilane and the oxygen atom of a hydroxyl group on the surface. The hydridosilane has the formula