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US 12,760,204 B2Granted
Light-responsive temporary adhesives and use thereof
AssigneeBrandeis University
InventorsGgoch Ddeul Han, Mihael A. Gerkman
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device that includes a substrate and a thin film of a photo-switchable adhesive layer applied to at least one surface of the substrate. A method of releasably supporting a product that includes adhering a product onto the thin film of the device and exposing the thin film to light sufficient to cause a change in the adhesive strength of the thin film. A method of making the device is also disclosed.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a substrate;
- and
- a thin film of a photo-switchable adhesive applied to at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the thin film is less than 250 μm in thickness, comprises at least 95% by weight of a photo-switchable compound and isomers thereof based on the weight of the thin film, and is essentially free of additives.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.