NOVEL METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES

• Main Author: RUDA, MARCUS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.05.2014
• Subjects: ADHESIVES; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; CHEMISTRY; COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; DYES; FILLING PASTES; INKS; MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FORELSEWHERE; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; PAINTS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POLISHES; PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WOODSTAINS

The present invention provides a method for the production of a superhydrophobic film, surface or material comprising the steps of: (i) providing a composition comprising a hydrophobic substance and a hydrophilic solvent, the hydrophilic solvent being a liquid at a temperature of 25° C. and atmospheric pressure; and (ii) spraying the composition towards a substrate for deposition of a solid residue onto the surface of the substrate for generation of the superhydrophobic film, surface or material; wherein the temperature of the composition is higher that the temperature of the substrate when carrying out step (ii). A composition, use of the composition and a substrate is also provided.