INTERNATIONAL PATENT: ILLUMINA, INC. FILES APPLICATION FOR "PHOTO-SWITCHABLE SURFACES"

GENEVA, Oct. 6 -- ILLUMINA, INC. (5200 Illumina WaySan Diego, California 92122) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/021183) for "PHOTO-SWITCHABLE SURFACES" on Mar 24, 2025. With publication no. WO/2025/207535, the details related to the patent application was published on Oct 02, 2025.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): XI, Weixian (c/o Illumina, INC.5200 Illumina WaySan Diego, California 92122), WANG, Hua (c/o Illumina, INC.5200 Illumina WaySan Diego, California 92122)

Abstract: This disclosure provides photo-switchable surfaces, e.g., for flow cells, that change in wettability f...