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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Rajeev Dhiman, Glastonbury, CT (US);
James C. Bird, Cambridge, MA (US);
Hyukmin Kwon, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kripa K. Varanasi, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/26 (2006.01); B08B 17/06 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B05D 5/08 (2006.01); B05D 1/18 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); B05D 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/26 (2013.01); B05D 1/185 (2013.01); B05D 5/083 (2013.01); B08B 17/065 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); B05D 5/02 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24355 (2015.01);
Abstract
This invention relates generally to an article that includes a non-wetting surface having a dynamic contact angle of at least about 90°. The surface is patterned with macro-scale features configured to induce controlled asymmetry in a liquid film produced by impingement of a droplet onto the surface, thereby reducing time of contact between the droplet and the surface.