Patent ID: 8465808
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: A61L,B05D,B82Y

Abstract:
1. A process for modifying a surface of a metal comprising: providing a metal surface having a metal oxide, wherein said metal is stainless steel, contacting said metal oxide with an organic acid solution or aerosol having a combination of a concentration of from 0.35 mM to 2.0 mM and a temperature ranging from above 0° Centigrade to 120° Centigrade and having a hydroxamic acid or a carboxylic acid functional group, wherein said carboxylic acid has a formula CO depositing said organic acid having said functional group on the surface of said metal oxide by solution or spray deposition for providing a modified metal surface wherein said organic acid that is deposited on said surface of said metal oxide has a monolayer free of micelle or island formation and a thickness ranging from greater than or equal to 12 Angstroms to less than or equal to 100 Angstroms.