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METHODS OF PREPARING WETTING-RESISTANT SURFACES AND ARTICLES INCORPORATING THE SAME

  • US 20080145528A1
  • Filed: 12/14/2006
  • Published: 06/19/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for manufacturing an article having a wetting-resistant surface comprising:

  • providing a substrate;

    disposing a coating mixture on a surface of the substrate, wherein the coating mixture comprises a braze material and a texture-providing material; and

    heating the braze material to bond the texture-providing material to the surface of the substrate to form the article having the wetting-resistant surface, wherein the wetting-resistant surface has a surface area enhancement of greater than about 1.2.

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