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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 ; B05D 1/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 ; B05D 1/12 ;
Abstract
A self-cleaning surface which has an artificial, at least partially hydrophobic, surface structure made from elevations and depressions, where the elevations and depressions are formed by particles secured to the surface, wherein the particles have a fissured structure with elevations and/or depressions in the nanometer range; a process for making such a surface; and particles having a fissured structure with elevations and/or depressions in the nanometer range.