Photoactive polymer coatings
AssigneeSeton Hall University
InventorsJames E. Hanson, Abdul Azeez, Sergiu M. Gorun
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Abstract
Photoactive polymer coatings and methods of making the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a polymer coating comprises a polymer matrix having a porous structure extending throughout the polymer matrix, wherein the porous structure is present at an exposed surface of the polymer coating creating a roughened surface, and a modified support particle disposed within the polymer matrix, wherein the modified support particle includes a substituted phthalocyanine and a support particle. In some embodiments, the substituted phthalocyanine is a halogenated phthalocyanine.
Claims9
A polymer coating, having a porous structure extending throughout the polymer coating, wherein the porous structure is present at an exposed surface of the polymer coating creating a roughened surface, wherein the polymer of the polymer coating consists of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF);
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- a modified support particle disposed within the polymer coating, wherein the modified support particle includes a substituted phthalocyanine and a support particle.
A method of making a polymer coating, comprising:
- depositing a composition onto the surface of a substrate, wherein the composition includes modified support particles, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), and solid particles, wherein the modified support particles include a substituted phthalocyanine and a support particle, and wherein the solid particles are volatilizable;
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- volatilizing the solid particles into a gaseous state to create a polymer coating having a porous structure, the polymer of the polymer coating consisting of PVDF, wherein the porous structures extends throughout the polymer coating and on the exposed surface of the polymer coating to create a roughened surface, and wherein the modified support particles are disposed within the polymer coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.