Patent ID: 11959187
Assignee: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B  G | IPC B  C  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of making a synthetic brochosome, the method comprising:
a) forming a spherical portion of a material that is capable of receiving an electrodeposition-compatible material, the spherical portion having an interior surface, the interior surface having a shape that is at least a portion of a first sphere having a first diameter; and
b) radially depositing a plurality of outgrowths of the electrodeposition-compatible material from the spherical portion, thereby forming the synthetic brochosome, the plurality of outgrowths defining a plurality of indentations, the radially depositing being outward from the interior surface and around a plurality of removable structures, each indentation having a shape that is a negative imprint of one of the plurality of removable structures, the plurality of indentations each having a second diameter,
wherein the second diameter is smaller than the first diameter.