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US 11,447,611 B2Granted
Polycarbonates with improved carbon fiber-matrix interphase
AssigneeShpp Global Technologies B.V.
InventorsJan Henk Kamps, Nikhil Verghese, Niles Rosenquist, Ruud Van Der Heijden, Paul Sybert
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Abstract
Various embodiments disclosed relate to a composition. The present invention includes a polycarbonate component and a carbon fiber component including an activated surface. An interface can be formed between the polycarbonate component and the carbon fiber component.
Claims13
A composition comprising:
- a polycarbonate component comprising a repeating unit comprising an electrophilic side chain, the repeating unit having the structure
- wherein R1 has the structure:
- wherein each R2 is independently chosen from:
- and —H,
- wherein at least one R2 is an ester, and
- wherein R3 is (C1-C16) alkyl;
- a carbon fiber component comprising an activated surface wherein the activated surface comprises a nucleophilic group;
- and
- an interface between the polycarbonate component and the carbon fiber component.
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