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US 2008/0292840 A1Published application
Electrically and thermally conductive carbon nanotube or nanofiber array dry adhesive
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsArun Majumdar, Tao Tong, Yang Zhao, Ali Kashani
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Abstract
A two-sided carbon nanostructure thermal interface material having a flexible polymer matrix; an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a first surface of the flexible polymer matrix; and an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a second surface of the flexible polymer matrix, wherein the first and second surfaces are opposite sides of the flexible polymer matrix.
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A two-sided carbon nanostructure thermal interface material, comprising:
- a flexible polymer matrix;
- an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a first surface of the flexible polymer matrix;
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- an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a second surface of the flexible polymer matrix, wherein the first and second surfaces are opposite sides of the flexible polymer matrix.
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A method of forming a two-sided carbon nanostructure, comprising:
- forming an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a rigid substrate;
- infiltrating the array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures with a polymeric material;
- removing the rigid substrate from the array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures and polymeric material;
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- etching a portion of the polymeric material to expose an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures protruding from a polymer film.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.