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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
May. 24, 2010
Diana Facchini, Toronto, CA;
Francisco Gonzalez, Toronto, CA;
Jonathan Mccrea, Toronto, CA;
Mike Uetz, Aurora, CA;
Gino Palumbo, Toronto, CA;
Klaus Tomantschger, Mississauga, CA;
Nandakumar Nagarajan, Burlington, CA;
Jared J. Victor, Toronto, CA;
Uwe Erb, Toronto, CA;
Diana Facchini, Toronto, CA;
Francisco Gonzalez, Toronto, CA;
Jonathan McCrea, Toronto, CA;
Mike Uetz, Aurora, CA;
Gino Palumbo, Toronto, CA;
Klaus Tomantschger, Mississauga, CA;
Nandakumar Nagarajan, Burlington, CA;
Jared J. Victor, Toronto, CA;
Uwe Erb, Toronto, CA;
Integran Technologies Inc., Ontario, CA;
Abstract
An article includes an electrodeposited metallic material including Co with a minimum content of 75% by weight. The metallic material has a microstructure which is fine-grained with an average grain size between 2 and 5,000 nm and/or an amorphous microstructure. The metallic material forms at least part of an exposed surface of the article. The metallic material has an inherent contact angle for water of less than 90 degrees at room temperature when measured on a smooth exposed surface portion of the metallic material which has a maximum surface roughness Ra of 0.25 microns. The metallic material has an exposed patterned surface portion having surface structures having a height of between at least 5 microns to about 100 microns incorporated therein to increase the contact angle for water at room temperature of the exposed patterned surface portion to over 100 degrees.