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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
May. 01, 2003
James V. Coe, Worthington, OH (US);
Shaun M. Williams, Columbus, OH (US);
Kenneth R. Rodriguez, Columbus, OH (US);
James V. Coe, Worthington, OH (US);
Shaun M. Williams, Columbus, OH (US);
Kenneth R. Rodriguez, Columbus, OH (US);
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
A coated metallic mesh having a molecular layer thereon comprising: (1) a metallic mesh comprising at least one aperture; (2) a coating disposed on the metallic mesh that at least partially fills at least one aperture so as to form a partially-filled aperture; and (3) a molecular layer comprising at least one molecule having a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region, wherein the hydrophilic region at least partially extends into the partially-filled aperture. Also, provided are coated metallic meshes having bilayers and a method of providing a molecular layer to a coated mesh.