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US 2014/0231281 A1Published application
Agglomerate reduction in a nanowire suspension stored in a container
AssigneeInnova Dynamics, Inc.
InventorsMichael Eugene Young, Arjun Daniel Srinivas, Matthew R. Robinson
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Abstract
Methods and articles of manufacture for storage and shipping of nanowires are disclosed. One disclosed method includes: (a) providing a nanowire suspension including nanowires suspended in a liquid; and (b) disposing the nanowire suspension in a container for storage and shipping, where the container is configured to inhibit agglomeration of nanowires from the nanowire suspension.
Claims20
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a storage container;
- and
- a nanowire suspension disposed in the storage container, wherein the nanowire suspension includes nanowires suspended in a liquid, and the storage container includes a wall that is formed of, or coated with, a fluorinated polymer.
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a storage container;
- and
- a nanowire suspension disposed in the storage container, wherein the nanowire suspension includes silver nanowires suspended in a liquid, and the storage container includes a wall formed of, or coated with, a material that is at least one of:
- (1) resistant to adhesion of silver nanowires from the nanowire suspension;
- and (2) resistant to wetting by the liquid.
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A method of storing silver nanowires, comprising:
- providing a nanowire suspension including silver nanowires suspended in a liquid;
- and
- disposing the nanowire suspension in a container for storage, wherein the container includes a wall formed of, or coated with, a material that is at least one of:
- (1) resistant to adhesion of silver nanowires from the nanowire suspension;
- and (2) resistant to wetting by the liquid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.