The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015

Filed:

May. 06, 2010
Applicants:

Samuel S. Mao, Castro Valley, CA (US);

Vasileia Zormpa, Berkeley, CA (US);

Xiaobo Chen, Albany, CA (US);

Inventors:

Samuel S. Mao, Castro Valley, CA (US);

Vasileia Zormpa, Berkeley, CA (US);

Xiaobo Chen, Albany, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 17/00 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); C01G 23/047 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 17/007 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C01G 23/047 (2013.01); C01P 2002/52 (2013.01); C01P 2004/04 (2013.01); C01P 2004/64 (2013.01); C01P 2006/60 (2013.01); C03C 2217/425 (2013.01); C03C 2217/75 (2013.01);
Abstract

An embodiment of a superhydrophilic nanostructure includes nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are formed into porous clusters. The porous clusters are formed into aggregate clusters. An embodiment of an article of manufacture includes the superhydrophilic nanostructure on a substrate. An embodiment of a method of fabricating a superhydrophilic nanostructure includes applying a solution that includes nanoparticles to a substrate. The substrate is heated to form aggregate clusters of porous clusters of the nanoparticles.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…