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US 2013/0256587 A1Published application
Thermal and/or electrical conductivity control in suspensions
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsRuiting Zheng, Jinwei Gao, Gang Chen
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Abstract
Articles, systems, and methods involving the control of thermal and/or electrical conductivity in suspensions are generally described.
Claims15
A method, comprising:
- providing a suspension comprising a suspension medium in a first phase and particles within the suspension medium;
- applying a thermal gradient and/or an electrical potential across the suspension;
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- allowing the suspension medium to undergo a phase change from the first phase to a second phase such that the thermal conductivity and/or the electrical conductivity of the suspension changes.
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