Systems and methods for the deposition and curing of coating compositions

• US 20040058081A1
• Filed: 09/23/2003
• Published: 03/25/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ali Reza Mehrabi, Bret J.A. Chisholm, Daniel Robert Olson, Dennis Lee Saunders, Jay Raghunandan Akhave, Mark Anthony Licon, Michael Jariath Brennan, Radislav Alexandrovich Potyrailo
• Original Assignee: Ali Reza Mehrabi, Bret J.A. Chisholm, Daniel Robert Olson, Dennis Lee Saunders, Jay Raghunandan Akhave, Mark Anthony Licon, Michael Jariath Brennan, Radislav Alexandrovich Potyrailo
• Inventors: Brennan, Michael Jariath, Potyrailo, Radislav Alexandrovich, Mehrabi, Ali Reza, Chisholm, Bret Ja, Olson, Daniel Robert, Licon, Mark Anthony, Saunders, Dennis Lee, Akhave, Jay Raghunandan
• Application Number:
  US10/668,787
• Publication Number:
  US 20040058081A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 427/402
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 19/0046 Sequential or parallel reactions, e.g. for the synthesis of polypeptides or polynucleotides; Apparatus and devices for combinatorial chemistry or for making molecular arrays synthesis methods per se C40B50/00
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/0036 Nozzles
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00378 Piezoelectric or ink jet dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/0043 for direct application of reagents, e.g. through openings in a shutter
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00518 in the shape of tapes
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00527 Sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00585 Parallel processes
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00596 Solid-phase processes
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00605 the compounds being directly bound or immobilised to solid supports
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00612 the surface being inorganic
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00621 by physical means, e.g. trenches, raised areas
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00637 by coating it with another layer
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00659 Two-dimensional arrays
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00689 using computers
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00704 integrated with the reactor apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00711 Light-directed synthesis
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00716 Heat activated synthesis
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 2219/00756 Compositions, e.g. coatings, crystals, formulations
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 1/00 Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials B05D5/00, B05D7/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 3/00 Pretreatment of surfaces to which liquids or other fluent materials are to be applied; After-treatment of applied coatings, e.g. intermediate treating of an applied coating preparatory to subsequent applications of liquids or other fluent materials successively applying liquids or other fluent materials B05D1/36; drying ovens F26B
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 3/0254 : After-treatment
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 3/0263 : with IR heaters
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 3/06 : by exposure to radiation B05D3/02 takes precedence ; plasma treatment B05D3/141
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 3/067 : Curing or cross-linking the coating
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 30/00 : Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites

Abstract

Systems and methods for creating a combinatorial coating library including a coating system operatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of materials suitable for forming at least one coating layer on a surface of one or more substrates and a curing system operative to apply at least one of a plurality of curing environments to each of a plurality of regions associated with the at least one coating layer. The curing system including a scanning mirror system having a mirrored surface positionable relative to an incoming radiation beam, wherein the mirrored surface is positionable to direct the incoming radiation beam to a selected one of the plurality of regions associated with the coating layer. The combinatorial coating library comprising a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of materials and at least one of the plurality of curing environments associated with each of the plurality of regions.

Claims

1. A method for creating a combinatorial coating library, comprising:

selectively depositing at least one of a plurality of materials suitable for forming at least one coating layer on a surface of one or more substrates;

selectively applying at least one of a plurality of curing environments to each of a plurality of regions associated with the at least one coating layer using a scanning mirror system having a mirrored surface positionable relative to an incoming radiation beam, wherein the mirrored surface is positionable to direct the incoming radiation beam to a selected one of the plurality of regions associated with the coating layer; and

wherein the combinatorial coating library comprises a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of materials and at least one of the plurality of curing environments associated with each of the plurality of regions.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein applying at least one of the plurality of curing environments to each of the plurality of regions associated with the at least one coating layer further comprises applying substantially the same predetermined one of the plurality of curing environments to each of the one or more substrates.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein applying at least one of the plurality of curing environments to each of the plurality of regions associated with the at least one coating layer further comprises applying a substantially different predetermined one of the plurality of curing environments to each of the one or more substrates.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising controlling which of the plurality of regions associated with the at least one coating layer on the surface of the one or more substrates are exposed to the at least one of the plurality of curing environments.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of materials further comprise a material selected from the group consisting of polymeric materials, oligomeric materials, and small molecules.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein selectively depositing at least one of the plurality of materials on a surface of one or more substrates further comprises selectively depositing at least one of the plurality of materials using a coating system selected from the group consisting of a spray/vapor coating system, spin coating system, dip coating system, flow coating system, and draw-down coating system.

7. A method for creating a combinatorial coating library, comprising:

selectively depositing at least one of a plurality of materials suitable for forming at least one coating layer on a surface of one or more substrates;

selectively applying at least one of a plurality of curing environments to each of a plurality of regions associated with the at least one coating layer using a scanning mirror system having a mirrored surface positionable relative to an incoming radiation beam, wherein the mirrored surface is positionable to direct the incoming radiation beam to a selected one of the plurality of regions associated with the coating layer;

controlling which of the plurality of regions associated with the at least one coating layer on the surface of the one or more substrates are exposed to the at least one of the plurality of curing environments; and

wherein the combinatorial coating library comprises a predetermined combination of at least one of the plurality of materials and at least one of the plurality of curing environments associated with each of the plurality of regions.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein applying at least one of the plurality of curing environments to each of the plurality of regions associated with the at least one coating layer further comprises applying substantially the same predetermined one of the plurality of curing environments to each of the one or more substrates.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein applying at least one of the plurality of curing environments to each of the plurality of regions associated with the at least one coating layer further comprises applying a substantially different predetermined one of the plurality of curing environments to each of the one or more substrates.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of materials further comprise a material selected from the group consisting of polymeric materials, oligomeric materials, and small molecules.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein selectively depositing at least one of the plurality of materials on a surface of one or more substrates further comprises selectively depositing at least one of the plurality of materials using a coating system selected from the group consisting of a spray/vapor coating system, spin coating system, dip coating system, flow coating system, and draw-down coating system.