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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Tao Deng, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Dennis Michael Gray, Delanson, NY (US);
Todd Charles Curtis, Schenectady, NY (US);
Yuk-chiu Lau, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Dalong Zhong, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ming Feng Hsu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nitin Bhate, Rexford, NY (US);
Kripa Kiran Varanasi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Margaret Louise Blohm, Schenectady, NY (US);
Tao Deng, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Dennis Michael Gray, Delanson, NY (US);
Todd Charles Curtis, Schenectady, NY (US);
Yuk-Chiu Lau, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Dalong Zhong, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Ming Feng Hsu, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nitin Bhate, Rexford, NY (US);
Kripa Kiran Varanasi, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Pazhayannur Ramanathan Subramanian, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Margaret Louise Blohm, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for manufacturing an article having a wetting-resistant surface. The method includes providing a mixture comprising a plurality of micron-sized first particles and a plurality of nano-sized second particles, and a binder; depositing the mixture onto a substrate to form a wetting-resistant surface via a thermal spray process. The mixture is deposited without substantial melting of the first and second particles. The wetting-resistant surface has wettability sufficient to generate, with a reference fluid, a static contact angle of greater than about 90 degrees.