Impregnation of a non-conductive material with an intrinsically conductive polymer through in-situ polymerization
AssigneeBiotectix, LLC
InventorsKyle Mallires, Jeffrey L. Hendricks, Sarah Richardson-Burns, Omar Amirana
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Abstract
Composite materials are made by impregnating a non-conductive material with a conducting monomer to form a monomer-impregnated non-conductive material, and polymerizing the monomer-impregnated non-conductive material to form the composite material. The composite materials are used in medical devices and implants.
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A method of making a composite material, the method comprising:
- impregnating a non-conductive material with a conducting monomer to form a monomer-impregnated non-conductive material;
- and polymerizing the monomer-impregnated non-conductive material to form the composite material.
A method of making a composite material, the method comprising the steps of:
- mixing a non-conductive polymer and a conducting monomer to form a non-conductive polymer blend;
- enclosing a substrate in the non-conductive polymer blend or coating a surface of the substrate with the non-conductive polymer blend;
- drying the non-conductive polymer blend to form a monomer-containing composite;
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- polymerizing the monomer-containing composite to form the composite material.
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