Patent ID: 11867341
Assignee: ACULON INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A method of depositing a coating of nanometer dimensions onto interior walls within a fluidic channel comprising:
a) Providing an open fluidic channel with an open end having a nozzle or dispensing device, wherein fluid flows from a source through the fluidic channel to the open end with the nozzle or dispensing device;
b) contacting the interior walls of the fluidic channel either directly, or indirectly through an intermediate organometallic coating, with a solution comprising a diluent and an organophosphorus acid by pumping the solution through the fluidic channel;
c) removing the solution from the fluidic channel; and
d) evaporating the diluent from the interior walls of the fluidic channel to form a self-assembled monolayer of the organophosphorus acid chemically bonded via an ionic or covalent bond with reactive groups on one of the interior walls of the fluidic channel or the intermediate organometallic layer.