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US 10,870,749 B2Granted
Thermally conductive polymers and methods for making
AssigneeThe University of Akron
InventorsJiahua Zhu, Nitin Mehra, Liwen Mu
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Abstract
A process is provided for preparing a thermally conductive polymer composite. The method includes the steps of combining a linear, hydrophilic polymer and an organic, hydrophilic additive to form a blend. The additive includes at least two polar functional groups that are capable of forming hydrogen bonds. A thermally conductive polymer is also provided.
Claims9
A process for preparing a thermally conductive polymer composite, the method comprising the steps of:
- combining a linear, hydrophilic polymer and an organic, hydrophilic additive that includes at least two polar functional groups that are capable of forming hydrogen bonds, and
- blending to form a thermally conductive polymer composite, wherein the at least two functional groups may be the same or different, wherein the step of combining further includes the steps of dissolving the linear, hydrophilic polymer in a aqueous solvent, optionally at elevated temperatures, to form a polymer solution, dissolving the organic, hydrophilic additive in aqueous solvent to form an additive solution, and combining the polymer solution and additive, solution to form a mixture.
A process for preparing a thermally conductive polymer composite, the method comprising the steps of:
- combining a linear, hydrophilic polymer and an organic, hydrophilic additive that includes at least two polar functional groups that are capable of forming hydrogen bonds, and
- blending to form a thermally conductive polymer composite, wherein the at least two functional groups may be the same or different, and wherein the organic additive is selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene glycols, biopolymers, amino acids, and aminoalcohols.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.