CPC A61B 5/14865 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/1473 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/72 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); B01J 13/0013 (2013.01); B05D 5/00 (2013.01); B05D 5/02 (2013.01); C09D 5/028 (2013.01); C09D 5/24 (2013.01); C09D 7/67 (2018.01); C12Q 1/006 (2013.01); G01N 27/327 (2013.01); G01N 27/3271 (2013.01); G01N 27/3335 (2013.01); G01N 27/4168 (2013.01); G01N 33/49 (2013.01); A61B 5/1486 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0475 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0285 (2013.01); A61B 2562/125 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/66 (2013.01); G01N 2400/00 (2013.01); Y10S 977/773 (2013.01); Y10S 977/81 (2013.01); Y10S 977/896 (2013.01); Y10S 977/92 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of making a nanoporous layer, the method comprising:
dispensing on a substrate a colloid composition comprising a liquid and a number of nanoparticle clusters, wherein each nanoparticle cluster comprises a number of nanoparticles; and
subjecting the dispensed colloid composition to drying to cause nanoparticle clusters to get close to one another and settle over the substrate as the liquid dries off, which deposits irregularly shaped bodies comprising nanoparticles to form a nanoporous layer over the substrate,
wherein the irregularly shaped bodies are connected to one another to provide a three-dimensional interconnected network of irregularly shaped bodies in the nanoporous layer.
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