Devices for thermally induced transformations controlled by irradiation of functionalized fullerenes
US9011309B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/931
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An electromagnetic radiation activated device comprises a property changing material and at least one functionalized fullerene that upon irradiation of the functionalized fullerenes with electromagnetic radiation of one or more frequencies a thermally activated chemical or physical transformation occurs in the property changing material. The thermal activated transformation of the property changing material is triggered by the heating or combustion of the functionalized fullerenes upon their irradiation. The device can include a chemical agent that is embedded in the property changing material and is released when the material is heated by the functionalized fullerenes upon irradiation.
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