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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Adam T. Paxson, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jose L. Yagüe, Somerville, MA (US);
Kripa K. Varanasi, Lexington, MA (US);
Karen K. Gleason, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andong Liu, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Presented herein are articles and methods featuring substrates with thin, uniform polymeric films grafted (e.g., covalently bonded) thereupon. The resulting coating provides significant reductions in thermal resistance, drop shedding size, and degradation rate during dropwise condensation of steam compared to existing coatings. Surfaces that promote dropwise shedding of low-surface tension condensates, such as liquid hydrocarbons, are also demonstrated herein.