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US 2016/0108183 A1Published application
Method for conversion of dry nanomaterials into liquid nano-agents for fabrication of polymer nanocomposites and fiber reinforced composites
AssigneeWashington State University
InventorsWie-Hong Zhong, Bin Li, Brooks Lively
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Abstract
Unique methods for the efficient and beneficial use of converting dry nanomaterials such as dry carbon particles into liquid nano-agents are disclosed herein. The methods provide for fabrication of polymer and fiber reinforced composites, such as fiber-reinforced resins having such introduced nanomaterials to enable an increased dispersion and other beneficial properties.
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A method for uniformly dispersing a nanomaterial within a polymer, the method comprising:
- adding a nano-filler to a solvent;
- subjecting the nano-filler in the presence of the solvent to sonication so as to provide for a liquid nano-agent;
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- adding the liquid nano-agent with a polymeric material to produce a nano-modified polymer nanocomposite or a fiber reinforced composite.
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A polymer-carbon matrix, comprising:
- a nano-solution comprising modified nano-fillers and a solvent undergoing sonication to provide for a liquid nano-agent, wherein the nano-filler is at least one nano-filler selected from:
- carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, graphene nanoparticles, fibrillar nanoparticles, and fullerenes;
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- a polymeric material compatible with the solvent and configured to receive the liquid nano-agent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.