MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641086221 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology Madras Iit Madras on July 14, 2026, for Interfacial Layer Assisted Replication Of Biological Microstructures Into Pdms For Enhanced Hydrophobicity.
Inventors include Tiju Thomas; Sreeram Krishnamoorthy Kalpathy; and Aneela Perumalla.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: The present invention provides a bio-templated process for fabricating a superhydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface. A PDMS negative replica (108), bearing micro-cavities (110) inverse to the micro-conical papillae of a periwinkle petal template (102), is f...