Enhanced surfaces, coatings, and related methods
AssigneeInnova Dynamics, Inc.
InventorsMichael Eugene Young, Alexander Chow Mittal, Arjun Daniel Srinivas, Calvin Peng
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods for incorporating additives, such as chemically active particles, into the surfaces of articles or into coatings disposed atop articles. The disclosed methods are also applicable to conventional molding techniques, and can be performed in batch or continuous fashion.
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A method for producing an article, comprising:
- applying, to at least a portion of a molding form, a fluid comprising a population of particles that includes at least one particle having a characteristic dimension in the range of from about 0.1 nm to about 100 microns;
- affixing at least a portion of the particles against the molding form by applying a gradient;
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- molding a working composition using the treated molding form so as to give rise to at least one particle being at least partially or securely embedded in the working composition.
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A method of modifying a coating material, comprising:
- applying a fluid comprising a population of particles that includes at least one particle having a characteristic dimension in the range of from about 0.1 nm to about 100 microns to a wet coating material disposed on a substrate;
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- drying the wet coating material so as to give rise to a coated article, wherein at least one of the particles is at least partially embedded in a surface of the dried coating material.
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An article comprising:
- a matrix material having an embedding surface;
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- a plurality of particles localized near the embedding surface and at least partially embedded into the matrix material, wherein the particles are conductive or semiconducting, and at least one of the particles has a characteristic dimension in the range of 0.1 nm to 100 microns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.