Superhydrophobic or superoleophobic surfaces and applications thereof
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc. d/b/a Olympus Surgical Technologies America
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 superolcophobic 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.
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An article comprising:
- a substrate;
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- 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, the visual indicia, or a combination thereof and further comprises a pigment providing a visual indicia, and
- the article comprises a medical device, a treatment device, or a surgical device.
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The article of claim 12, wherein the superhydrophobic or superoleophobic portion comprises a plurality of structural microfeatures and a plurality of structural nanofeatures.
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The article of claim 12, wherein the microstructure comprises a microwire, a microrod, a microtube, a microsphere, or a microdroplet.
The article of claim 12, wherein the nanostructure comprises a nanowire, a nanorod, a nanotube, a nanosphere, or a nanodroplet.
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An article comprising:
- a substrate comprising a visual indicia;
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- a superhydrophobic or superoleophobic portion disposed on a surface of the substrate, wherein
- the superhydrophobic or superoleophobic portion a button, a trigger, a graphical user interface, the visual indicia, or a combination thereof is substantially transparent or substantially translucent allowing the visual indicia of the substrate to be visible therethrough, and
- the article comprises a medical device, a treatment device, or a surgical device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.