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Polymer composite with liquid phase metal inclusions

US11232883B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation · US

Inventors

Carmel Majidi · Berkeley, US
Andrew L. Fassler · Pittsburgh, US
Michael D. Bartlett · Ames, US
Navid Kazem · Pittsburgh, US
Matthew J. Powell-Palm · Berkeley, US
Jonathan A. Malen · Pittsburgh, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 13, 2020
Grant date	Jan 25, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 13, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K2201/0314
WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a composite comprising an elastomer with an embedded network of liquid metal inclusions. The composite retains similar flexibility to that of an elastomer but exhibits electrical and thermal properties that differ from the properties of a homogeneous elastomer. The composite has applications for wearable devices and other soft matter electronics, among others.

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