US Patent Issued on April 21 for "Medical devices and instruments with non-coated superhydrophobic or superoleophobic surfaces" (Michigan, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,490, issued on April 21.

"Medical devices and instruments with non-coated superhydrophobic or superoleophobic surfaces" was invented by Tarek Hassan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Tushar M. Ranchod (Berkeley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device surfaces are rendered superhydrophobic and/or superoleophobic through microstructures and/or nanostructures that utilize the same base material(s) as the device itself without the need for coatings made from different materials or substances. A medical device includes a portion made from a base material having a surface adapted for contact with biological material, and wherein the surface is...