Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aligned carbon nanotube-polymer materials, systems and methods
- Patent Title (中): 碳纳米管聚合物材料,系统和方法
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Application No.: US11428185Application Date: 2006-06-30
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Publication No.: US07927666B2Publication Date: 2011-04-19
- Inventor: Pulickel M. Ajayan , Ali Dhinojwala
- Applicant: Pulickel M. Ajayan , Ali Dhinojwala
- Applicant Address: US OH Akron US NY Troy
- Assignee: The University of Akron,Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Current Assignee: The University of Akron,Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Akron US NY Troy
- Agency: Hahn Loeser + Parks LLP
- Agent Scott M. Oldham, Esq.
- Main IPC: B05D3/02
- IPC: B05D3/02 ; B05D5/12

Abstract:
The invention is directed to carbon nanostructure composite systems which may be useful for various applications, including as dry adhesives, electronics and display technologies, or in a wide variety of other areas where organized nanostructures may be formed and integrated into a flexible substrate. The present invention provides systems and methods wherein organized nanotube structures or other nanostructures are embedded within polymers or other flexible materials to provide a flexible skin-like material, with the properties and characteristics of the nanotubes or other nanostructures exploited for use in various applications. In one aspect, the invention is directed to a carbon nanotube/polymer composite material having a plurality of carbon nanotubes formed into a predetermined architecture, with each of the plurality of nanotubes having a desired width and length. The architecture of the plurality of nanotubes defines at least one orientation for a plurality of nanotubes, and also defines the approximate spacing between nanotubes and/or groups of nanotubes. The carbon nanotube architecture is at least partially embedded with a polymer matrix in a manner that the architecture is stabilized in the predetermined architecture. The polymer matrix may also be formed to have a desired predetermined thickness.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100075024A1 Aligned Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Materials, Systems and Methods Public/Granted day:2010-03-25
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