Dissolution guided wetting of structured surfaces

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PATENT NO 9994805
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14404225

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A microfabricated device having at least one gas-entrapping feature formed therein in a configuration that entraps air bubbles upon wetting the feature with a solvent or solution is described. The device includes a sacrificial residue in contact with the gas-entrapping feature, the dissolution of which guides the wetting of the gas-entrapping feature.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL136 EAST ROSEMARY STREET SUITE 100 CHAPEL HILL NC 27514

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Allbritton, Nancy Chapel Hill, US 27 274
Sims, Christopher Chapel Hill, US 20 167
Wang, Yuli Cary, US 53 688

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