Self-cleaning lotus effect surfaces having antimicrobial properties
AssigneeCREAVIS Gesellschaft fuer Tech. und Innovation mbH
InventorsEdwin Nun, Markus Oles
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Abstract
A self-cleaning or lotus-effect surface that has antimicrobial properties, commercial products comprising such a surface, and uses thereof. A process for the production of an antimicrobial self-cleaning or lotus-effect surface in which one or more antimicrobial polymer(s) is secured to a surface-coating system for securing structure-formers to generate a self-cleaning surface. This method lastingly binds antimicrobial polymers to the self-cleaning surface. Commercial products comprising an antimicrobial self-cleaning or lotus-effect surface.
Claims35
A lotus-effect surface comprising a substrate having a surface and a plurality of irregularities associated with said surface, wherein said lotus-effect surface comprises at least one anti-microbial material.
The surface of claim that comprises particles having an irregular fine nanostructure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.