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US 12,629,195 B2Granted
Superhydrophobic or superoleophobic surfaces and applications thereof
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc.
InventorsKester Julian Batchelor, Teo Heng Jimmy Yang
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Abstract
Various aspects disclosed relate to an article such as a medical device, a treatment device, or a surgical device. The article includes a substrate and a superhydrophobic or superhydrophobic portion disposed on a surface of the substrate. The superhydrophobic or superoleophobic portion, the substrate, or both are substantially transparent, comprise a color, or both.
Claims16
An article comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a superhydrophobic or superoleophobic portion disposed on a surface of the substrate, wherein
- the superhydrophobic or superoleophobic portion comprises a button, a trigger, a graphical user interface, a visual indicia, or a combination thereof, wherein the visual indicia comprises a pigment, and
- the article comprises a medical device, a treatment device, or a surgical device and further comprises an adhesive layer between the substrate and the superhydrophobic or superoleophobic portion.
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An article comprising:
- a substrate comprising a first visual indicia;
- and
- a superhydrophobic or superoleophobic portion disposed on a surface of the substrate, wherein
- the superhydrophobic or superoleophobic portion comprises a button, a trigger, a graphical user interface, a second visual indicia, or a combination thereof, and the superhydrophobic or superoleophobic portion is substantially transparent or substantially translucent allowing the first visual indicia of the substrate to be visible therethrough, and
- the article comprises a medical device, a treatment device, or a surgical device,
- wherein the superhydrophobic or superoleophobic portion comprises a microstructure, a nanostructure, or a combination thereof and the microstructure comprises a plurality of structural features independently having a major dimension in a range of from about 250 μm to about 750 μm.
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