Patent ID: 11971353
Assignee: LACRISCIENCES, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said surface-assembled monolayer includes elements taken from the group consisting of:
a. an alkane thiol group attached to said at least one metal film, layer or coating, said alkane thiol group provided with a terminal hydrophobic head SH—(CH2)n—COOH;
b. an alkane thiol group attached to said at least one metal film, layer or coating, said alkane thiol group provided with a terminal hydrophobic head SH—(CH2)n; and
c. a mixture of both hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface-assembled monolayer elements to tune the hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of the at least one metal film, layer or coating.