Dual functionality anti-reflection and biocidal coatings

Extending Metasystem Functionality Using Reflection

To support a vast set of user requirements, flexibility and extensibility are essential features of a metasystem architecture. We present an execution model, the Reflective Graph and Event Model, and demonstrate its use in Legion, an object-oriented metasystem project. Reflective features of the model are key in meeting our design goals of flexibility and extensibility.

Rhodamine-doped nanoporous polymer films as high-performance anti-reflection coatings and optical filters.

We demonstrate a simple and robust procedure for the fabrication of rhodamine-doped nanoporous poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) films, whose optical properties, such as anti-reflection, fluorescence and absorption can be tailored to specific applications. By exploiting phase separation of a binary polymer blend (PMMA and polystyrene), we fabricated foam-like nanoporous films that could be easil...

Anti-icing superhydrophobic coatings.

We use nanoparticle-polymer composites to demonstrate the anti-icing capability of superhydrophobic surfaces and report direct experimental evidence that such surfaces are able to prevent ice formation upon impact of supercooled water both in laboratory conditions and in natural environments. We find that the anti-icing capability of these composites depends not only on their superhydrophobicit...

FUNCOAT - Enhanced functionality of selfcleaning and antibacterial surface coatings

Glass window coatings for sunlight heat reflection and co-utilization.

Buildings that simultaneously provide natural illumination and thermal comfort for all seasons have met with increasing demand as conventional resource limitations are realized. In this context, organic and metal-dielectric coatings are tested, and a simple, coated double-glazed window with solar blinds is conceived that includes passive infrared (IR) reflection, active illumination control, an...