Patent ID: 8734929
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: B05D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hydrophobic composite comprising: a plurality of microstructures elongated from one or more supports and having a configuration characterized by a first hydrophobicity; and at least one substance characterized by a second hydrophobicity and configured to at least partially cover one or more portions of the plurality of nanostructures such that an overall hydrophobicity of the hydrophobic composite is greater than the first hydrophobicity, wherein the nanostructures are nanowires having an average length of about 1 μm to about 6 μm, and wherein the one or more supports comprises a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of a tungsten oxide and a copper oxide, and wherein when the metal oxide of the support is tungsten oxide, the nanowires are tungsten oxide, and when the metal oxide of the support is copper oxide, the nanowires are copper oxide, and wherein the nanostructures are configured such that a first end is adjacent to and covering a portion of the one or more supports and a second end is distal to the one or more supports, and wherein the substance comprises carbon nanotubes.