Composite, ordered material having sharp surface features

Details Composite, ordered material having sharp surface features Composite, ordered material having sharp surface features

2006-12-19

2006-12-19

McNeil, Jennifer C. (Department: 1775)

Stock material or miscellaneous articles

Structurally defined web or sheet

Honeycomb-like

C428S432000, C428S457000, C428S426000, C428S421000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07150904

ABSTRACT:
A composite material having sharp surface features includes a recessive phase and a protrusive phase, the recessive phase having a higher susceptibility to a preselected etchant than the protrusive phase, the composite material having an etched surface wherein the protrusive phase protrudes from the surface to form a sharp surface feature. The sharp surface features can be coated to make the surface super-hydrophobic.

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