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US 11,299,560 B2Granted
Elastomeric ionomers for additive manufacturing
AssigneeThe Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsRiccardo Casalini, James Hemmer, Brian Mason
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of: providing a solution having a solvent, a polybutadiene, and an acrylate; and functionalizing the polybutadiene with the diacrylate to produce an ionic polymer. The polymer may be useful as an additive manufacturing binder.
Claims8
A method comprising:
- providing a solution comprising a solvent, a polybutadiene, and an acrylate;
- wherein the acrylate and the polybutadiene are dissolved in the solvent;
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- functionalizing the polybutadiene with the acrylate to produce a polymer;
- wherein the acrylate comprises ionic groups or groups capable of hydrogen bonding to each other;
- wherein the polymer comprises the ionic groups or the groups capable of hydrogen bonding to each other.
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