US Patent Issued to University of Central Florida Research Foundation on Aug. 25 for "Biodegradable and/or biocompatible films and coatings with low contact angle hysteresis for omniphobic applications" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,970, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Biodegradable and/or biocompatible films and coatings with low contact angle hysteresis for omniphobic applications" was invented by Kausik Mukhopadhyay (Orlando, Fla.) and Pritha Sarkar (Oviedo, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a biodegradable hydrophobic or omniphobic coating with tailorable properties for various applications. The technology's hydrophobic modifications, surface functionalization, and surface roughness modifications enable low contact angle hysteresis for easy roll-off and se...