Environmentally sensitive nanostructured surfaces

Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting – deodorizing – preser – Analyzer – structured indicator – or manipulative laboratory... – Structured visual or optical indicator – per se

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C524S916000, C977S701000, C977S724000, C977S725000, C977S902000, C977S961000, C977S962000, C977S963000

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07998431

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus comprising a substrate having a surface with a volume-tunable-material on the surface and fluid-support-structures over the surface and partially embedded in the volume-tunable-material. Each of said fluid-support-structures has at least one dimension of about 1 millimeter or less, and the fluid-support-structures are moveable in response to a volume transition of the volume-tunable-material.

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