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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Gisele Azimi, Waltham, MA (US);
Adam T. Paxson, Cambridge, MA (US);
J. David Smith, Boston, MA (US);
Kripa K. Varanasi, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 41/81 (2006.01); B05D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 41/81 (2013.01); B05D 5/00 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24364 (2015.01); Y10T 428/3154 (2015.04); Y10T 428/31544 (2015.04); Y10T 428/31663 (2015.04); Y10T 428/31678 (2015.04); Y10T 428/31844 (2015.04);
Abstract
Described herein are non-wetting surfaces comprising rare-earth containing ceramics. Furthermore, the surfaces include liquid impregnated within a matrix of micro- or nano-engineered features on the surface. The surfaces are non-wetting and can resist liquid impalement, ice formation, scale formation, hydrate formation, and/or have antifouling properties.