Abstract: Functionalized substrates and method of passivating the surface of a substrate to improve the surface by imparting desirable surface properties to improve the performance of a surface, the method steps including exposing the substrate to a chemical vapor deposition process to coat the substrate with silicon, and functionalizing the coated surface by exposing the substrate surface to a binding reagent having at least one unsaturated hydrocarbon group.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 13, 2005
Date of Patent:
January 11, 2011
Assignee:
Silcotek Corporation
Inventors:
David A. Smith, Gary A. Barone, Martin E. Higgins