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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Michelle Khine, Irvine, CA (US);
Cheng-wei Aaron Chen, Irvine, CA (US);
Wendy Liu, Irvine, CA (US);
Tingting Wang, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michelle Khine, Irvine, CA (US);
Cheng-Wei Aaron Chen, Irvine, CA (US);
Wendy Liu, Irvine, CA (US);
Tingting Wang, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 61/02 (2006.01); B29C 59/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 59/14 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00635 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00743 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0061 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0074 (2013.01); B29C 61/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are methods of preparing a textured surface on a thermoplastic material that include treating the material with a plasma and subsequently shrinking the substrate to induce formation of textures.