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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2006
Naiyong Jing, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kathryn M. Spurgeon, River Falls, WI (US);
George Van Dyke Tiers, St. Paul, MN (US);
Vivian W. Jones, Woodbury, MN (US);
Brant U. Kolb, Afton, MN (US);
Chuntao Cao, Woodbury, MN (US);
Rudolf J. Dams, Antwerp, BE;
Naiyong Jing, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kathryn M. Spurgeon, River Falls, WI (US);
George Van Dyke Tiers, St. Paul, MN (US);
Vivian W. Jones, Woodbury, MN (US);
Brant U. Kolb, Afton, MN (US);
Chuntao Cao, Woodbury, MN (US);
Rudolf J. Dams, Antwerp, BE;
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Method of forming a very hydrophobic, extremely hydrophobic or superhydrophobic surface comprising depositing a composition comprising hydrophobic microparticles, hydrophobic nanoparticles, or a mixture thereof and a binder in sufficient quantity to provide a hydrophobic or a superhydrophobic surface on a substrate having a micropatterned surface having raised portions, recessed portions or a combination thereof.