Stimulus-Responsive, Mechanically-Dynamic Nanocomposites
- Detailed Technology Description
- Provides polymer nanocomposites that exhibit a reversible change in stiffness and strength in response to a stimulus. The nanocomposites include a matrix polymer with a comparably low modulus and stre
- *Abstract
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Provides polymer nanocomposites that exhibit a reversible change in stiffness and strength in response to a stimulus. The nanocomposites include a matrix polymer with a comparably low modulus and strength and nanoparticles that have a comparably high modulus and strength. The particle-particle interactions are switched by the stimulus to change the overall material's mechanical properties. A chemical regulator may be used to facilitate changes of the mechanical properties. Methods for inducing modulus changes in polymer nanocomposites are also disclosed.
Patent application 12/384,729 issued as US-8,344,060 on January 1, 2013, with Patent Term Adjustment of 728 days.
- Country/Region
- USA
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