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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2013
Empire Technology Development Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Takahisa Kusuura, Kawasaki, JP;
Michael Keoni Manion, Cronulla, AU;
Feng Wan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Timothy Martin Londergan, Seattle, WA (US);
Vincenzo Casasanta, III, Woodinville, WA (US);
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Compositions and methods for changing a property of a coating are provided. The coating includes a dynamic material configured to be reversibly convertible between a hydrophobic state and a hydrophilic state, wherein transition between the hydrophilic state to the hydrophobic state occurs in an environment dependent manner. The coating also includes an environment altering material configured to alter the hydrophobic or hydrophilic state of the dynamic material.