US Patent:
20140079884, Mar 20, 2014
Inventors:
J. Wallace Parce - Palo Alto CA, US
Melissa Fardy - Belmont CA, US
Siglinde Schmid - San Jose CA, US
Thomas Workman - San Jose CA, US
Thomas Fong - San Francisco CA, US
William E. Jarvis - Millbrae CA, US
Benjamin Wang - Mountain View CA, US
Assignee:
Svaya Nanotechnologies, Inc - Sunnyvale CA
International Classification:
B05D 1/02
Abstract:
The disclosure provides materials, apparatuses, and methods for making multilayer coatings with a high degree of efficiency and control. In some aspects, for example, coatings are described having multiple layers of nanoparticles and a polyelectrolyte, wherein the nanoparticles form tightly packed monolayers. The interface between monolayers may include polyelectrolyte material. One or more aspects of such monolayers and interfaces are controllable.