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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2001
Applicants:
Volker Zimmer, Dossenheim, DE;
Hans-peter Braun, Weinheim, DE;
Inventors:
Volker Zimmer, Dossenheim, DE;
Hans-Peter Braun, Weinheim, DE;
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 8/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process is provided for the production of a surface coating as well as the use of surface coatings to increase the surface tension of objects. The surface coating is obtained by depositing a layer of at least one element that can be oxidized with water or an alloy that can be oxidized with water. Subsequently, the deposited layer is subjected to boiling water or water vapor. The element is generally derived from the following group of elements: Al, Si, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Ga, Ge, Zr, Nb, Cd, In, Sn, Sb.