Surface topographies for non-toxic bioadhesion control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9016221
APP PUB NO 20100226943A1
SERIAL NO

12550870

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Disclosed herein is an article that includes a first plurality of spaced features. The spaced features are arranged in a plurality of groupings; the groupings of features include repeat units; the spaced features within a grouping are spaced apart at an average distance of about 1 nanometer to about 500 micrometers; each feature having a surface that is substantially parallel to a surface on a neighboring feature; each feature being separated from its neighboring feature; the groupings of features being arranged with respect to one another so as to define a tortuous pathway. The plurality of spaced features provide the article with an engineered roughness index of about 5 to about 20.

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  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bagan, Joseph W Greenwood Village, US 3 404
Brennan, Anthony B Gainesville, US 33 1065
Long, Christopher James Titusville, US 2 330
Schumacher, James Frederick Cumming, US 2 368
Spiecker, Mark M Denver, US 3 404

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