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US 8,756,979 B2Granted
Multifunctional apparatus comprising a superliquidphobic surface
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsChris Bower, Jani Kivioja, Richard White, Antti Niskanen
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Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, apparatus including a position sensitive layer configured for position sensitivity; and a superliquidphobic layer configured for superliquidphobicity, the superliquidphobic layer positioned with a surface proximal to a surface of the position sensitive layer; wherein the position sensitive layer is configured to detect the position of a liquid droplet situated on a surface of the superliquidphobic layer.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a position sensitive layer configured for position sensitivity;
- a superliquidphobic layer configured for superliquidphobicity, the superliquidphobic layer positioned with a surface proximal to a surface of the position sensitive layer;
- and
- a Peltier cooler device located proximal to the superliquidphobic layer;
- wherein the position sensitive layer is configured to detect the position of a liquid droplet situated on a surface of the superliquidphobic layer;
- wherein the Peltier cooler device is configured to create the liquid droplet situated on a surface of the superliquidphobic layer.
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A method comprising:
- providing a position sensitive layer configured for position sensitivity;
- applying a precursor mixture to the position sensitive layer;
- forming a superliquidphobic layer configured for superliquidphobicity, from the precursor mixture, on the position sensitive layer;
- providing a Peltier cooler device;
- using the Peltier cooler device, creating a liquid droplet situated on a surface of the superliquidphobic layer;
- and
- detecting a position of the liquid droplet situated on a surface of the superliquidphobic layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.