US Patent Issued to COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION on March 17 for "Antiadhesive superhydrophobic surfaces" (Colorado Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,187, issued on March 17, was assigned to COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Fort Collins, Colo.).

"Antiadhesive superhydrophobic surfaces" was invented by Ketul C. Popat (Fort Collins, Colo.) and Vignesh Kannigaipair Manivasagam (Fort Collins, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A titanium superhydrophobic surface comprising a coating of a perfluorosilane on contiguous titania micrograins surrounded by crevices, the micrograins comprising a topography of nanopits shaped by contiguous peaks and valleys. The superhydrophobic surface has significantly increased hemocompatibility and enhanced antibacterial properties compar...