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Carbon nanotube foam and method of making and using thereof

US7473411B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · US

Inventors

Pulickel M. Ajayan · Houston, US
Alvaro Carrillo · Delmar, US
Nirupama Chakrapani · Troy, US
Ravi Kane · Niskayuna, US
Bingqing Wei · Baton Rouge, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2004
Grant date	Jan 6, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 15, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/12424
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of making a carbon nanotube structure includes providing an array of substantially aligned carbon nanotubes, wetting the array with a liquid, and evaporating the liquid to form the carbon nanotube structure having a pattern in the carbon nanotube array. The structure is preferably a carbon nanotube foam.

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