Title:
SWITCHABLE SURFACES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003055590
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A substrate having a surface with reversibly switchable properties. The surface comprises a nanolayer of a material that switches from a first conformation stateto a second conformation state when an external stimulus is applied. When the nanolayer is in the first conformation state, the surface is characterized by a first property, and when the nanolayer is in the second conformation state, the surface is characterized by a second property.
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Inventors:
LAHANN JOERG (US)
MITRAGOTRI SAMIR (US)
LANGER ROBERT S (US)
MITRAGOTRI SAMIR (US)
LANGER ROBERT S (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/034970
Publication Date:
March 25, 2004
Filing Date:
November 01, 2002
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Assignee:
MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY (US)
LAHANN JOERG (US)
MITRAGOTRI SAMIR (US)
LANGER ROBERT S (US)
LAHANN JOERG (US)
MITRAGOTRI SAMIR (US)
LANGER ROBERT S (US)
International Classes:
A61K9/00; B01J20/286; B01J20/32; B01L3/00; B29C59/16; B41C1/10; F15C5/00; F16K99/00; G02B6/35; G11C13/02; H01M8/04; H01M8/06; B05D1/18; B05D5/04; B05D5/08; C40B60/14; G01N30/00; G11B7/0045; (IPC1-7): A61K9/00; B29C59/16
Foreign References:
US6198655B1 | 2001-03-06 | |||
EP1095694A2 | 2001-05-02 | |||
US6031756A | 2000-02-29 |
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