Photostructured Chemical Devices and Methods For Making Same
AssigneeThe Aerospace Corporation
InventorHenry Helvajian
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Abstract
A photostructurable ceramic is processed using photostructuring process steps for embedding devices within a photostructurable ceramic volume, the devices may include one or more of chemical, mechanical, electronic, electromagnetic, optical, and acoustic devices, all made in part by creating device material within the ceramic or by disposing a device material through surface ports of the ceramic volume, with the devices being interconnected using internal connections and surface interfaces.
Claims14
A method of making an embedded chemical device, comprising:
- photostructuring plumbing in a ceramic volume by selective laser exposure of the ceramic volume;
- and
- forming an chemical device in the plumbing.
A method of making an embedded chemical device, comprising:
- photostructuring plumbing in a ceramic volume by selective laser exposure of the ceramic volume during a photostructurable process, wherein the ceramic volume is a homogenous volume of unexposed ceramic material;
- disposing a device material in the plumbing, the device material being an explosive chemical material;
- disposing an excitation chemical in the conduit and into contact with the device material;
- wherein the embedded device material is encapsulated by and explode within the ceramic volume.
A method of making an embedded chemical device, comprising:
- providing a homogeneous volume of unexposed ceramic material;
- photostructuring plumbing in the ceramic volume by selective laser exposure of the ceramic volume during a photostructurable process, wherein the photostructuring of plumbing comprises:
- photostructuring a top chamber;
- photostructuring a bottom chamber;
- photostructuring a catalyst chamber between the top chamber and the bottom chamber and in fluid communication with the top chamber and the bottom chamber;
- photostructuring a top chamber conduit between the top chamber and an exterior of the ceramic volume providing a fluidic pathway between the top chamber and the exterior of the ceramic volume;
- photostructuring a bottom chamber conduit between the bottom chamber and the exterior of the ceramic volume providing a fluidic pathway between the bottom chamber and the exterior of the ceramic volume;
- electrically coupling a first end of an electrical conductor to the catalyst chamber;
- disposing a second end of the electrical conductor along the exterior of the ceramic volume;
- disposing a device material in the catalyst chamber, the device material comprising a catalyst and forming a chemical device in the catalyst chamber;
- disposing a first chemical in the top chamber, wherein the first chemical interacts with the catalyst;
- disposing a second chemical in the bottom chamber;
- wherein the second chemical interacts with the catalyst;
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- controlling the catalyst by providing an electrical signal to the catalyst via the electrical conductor
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.