The present invention relates to an eco-friendly and simple super-hydrophobic coating method that does not use harmful substances and special equipment. Coating according to the present invention may be performed as a single process without special equipment, and because only eco-friendly materials are used, the coating material may be easily used and discarded. In addition, even a three-dimensional pipe or a heat-exchanger having a complex shape may be modified to have super-hydrophobicity by applying the present coating, and a super-hydrophobic metal filter may be manufactured and used for oil-water separation. As a result, the present coating method is eco-friendly, simple, and applicable to various substrates, so it has great potential for application in various industries.

The present invention is directed to a coated substrate including a substrate that is part of an aerospace, a wind turbine, or a marine structure; and an exterior coating on the substrate, the exterior coating including an icephobic or a low ice adhesion composition including an indicator that is an additive that is detectable or measurable as the exterior coating wears; wherein the indicator provides indicia of wear of the exterior coating; and a method of inspecting the exterior coating on the substrate.

The present invention is directed to a coated substrate including a substrate that is part of an aerospace, a wind turbine, or a marine structure; and an exterior coating on the substrate, the exterior coating including an icephobic or a low ice adhesion composition including an indicator that is an additive that is detectable or measurable as the exterior coating wears; wherein the indicator provides indicia of wear of the exterior coating; and a method of inspecting the exterior coating on the substrate.

In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of forming a self-assembled monolayer coating on a surface of a substrate. In general, the method includes polishing the substrate, cleaning the substrate, and creating a plurality of bonding sites on the surface of the substrate for head groups of an organofunctional silane molecule to bond. In some embodiments, the creating includes at least one of a liquid-phase chemistry process or a dry plasma chemistry process. In some embodiments, the method further includes coating the substrate with a silane coating solution. In some embodiments, the coating is performed in a controlled environment. In some embodiments, the controlled environment includes an anhydrous environment free of at least one of water or moisture. In a further embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a heat transfer composition having a coating thereon applied via the methods of the present disclosure.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an epilame mechanical part (2) comprising a substrate (4) made of a first material, the method comprising at least:

a step (10) of depositing an epilame product (6) consisting of a second material on the substrate (4), said deposition being carried out in the form of a projection onto the substrate (4) of at least one collimated or localised beam (12; 12A, 12B) of material containing the epilame product (6); and

a step (11) of treating the second material to ensure the cohesion of the components on the substrate (4).

A valve includes a valve body having an input port and an outlet port. The valve body defines a fluid passageway extending between input port and an outlet port. The valve also includes a valve element disposed in the fluid passageway that controls a flow a fluid through the valve body from the input port to the outlet port. One or more of the fluid passageway and the valve control element is coated with a phobic coating.

A valve includes a valve body having an input port and an outlet port. The valve body defines a fluid passageway extending between input port and an outlet port. The valve also includes a valve element disposed in the fluid passageway that controls a flow a fluid through the valve body from the input port to the outlet port. One or more of the fluid passageway and the valve control element is coated with a phobic coating.

Provided is a water repellent coating film, including: an undercoat layer formed on a surface of a base material and containing: at least one type of spherical particles having an average particle diameter of 2 μm or more and 50 μm or less and selected from the group consisting of spherical molten silica particles, spherical molten alumina particles, and spherical silicone resin particles; and an underlying resin; and a topcoat layer formed on the undercoat layer and containing: inorganic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 2 nm or more and 20 nm or less; and a water repellent resin. The underlying resin is preferably a polyurethane resin or a fluororesin. The water repellent resin is preferably a fluororesin or a silicone resin.

Provided is a water repellent coating film, including: an undercoat layer formed on a surface of a base material and containing: at least one type of spherical particles having an average particle diameter of 2 μm or more and 50 μm or less and selected from the group consisting of spherical molten silica particles, spherical molten alumina particles, and spherical silicone resin particles; and an underlying resin; and a topcoat layer formed on the undercoat layer and containing: inorganic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 2 nm or more and 20 nm or less; and a water repellent resin. The underlying resin is preferably a polyurethane resin or a fluororesin. The water repellent resin is preferably a fluororesin or a silicone resin.

A method of fabricating a hydrophobic coating on a surface of a solid substrate which includes a layer-integrable material includes the steps of depositing a deformable layer of the layer-integrable material onto the surface of the solid substrate, forcibly embedding a plurality of particles within the deformable layer, and solidifying the deformable layer including the plurality of particles so as to be integral with the surface of the solid substrate. At least a portion of the plurality of particles is embedded at a threshold depth within the deformable layer prior to solidification.