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US 10,377,877 B2Granted
Self-healing thermal interface materials
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSarah K. Czaplewski, Joseph Kuczynski, Jason T. Wertz, Jing Zhang
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Abstract
A self-healing thermal interface material includes a reactive silicone-based material and a thermally conductive filler material. The reactive silicone-based material is modified to include one or more hydrogen bonding functional groups.
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A process of forming a self-healing thermal interface material, the process comprising:
- forming a blend, the blend including:
- a silicone-based material that includes a hydrogen bonding functional group;
- and
- a thermally conductive filler material that includes a thymine functional group, an adenine functional group, or a combination thereof;
- and
- forming a self-healing thermal interface material that includes the blend.
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A process of forming a self-healing thermal interface material, the process comprising:
- forming a blend, the blend including:
- a silicone-based material;
- a first thermally conductive filler material that includes a thymine functional group;
- and
- a second thermally conductive filler material that includes an adenine functional group;
- and
- forming a self-healing thermal interface material that includes the blend.
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A process of forming an apparatus that includes a self-healing thermal interface material, the process comprising:
- disposing a self-healing thermal interface material on a heat generating component;
- and
- disposing a heat dissipating component on the self-healing thermal interface material,
- wherein the self-healing thermal interface material includes a blend of a silicone-based material and at least one thermally conductive filler material, the at least one thermally conductive filler material including:
- a thermally conductive filler material that includes a thymine functional group, an adenine functional group, or a combination thereof;
- or
- a first thermally conductive filler material that includes a thymine functional group and a second thermally conductive filler material that includes an adenine functional group.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.