Vapor pressure solid articles and methods for making and using the same
AssigneeThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
InventorsKenneth William Stack, Aslan Miriyev, Hod Lipson
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AssigneeThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
InventorsKenneth William Stack, Aslan Miriyev, Hod Lipson
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Disclosed are devices, systems, apparatuses, methods, products, and other implementations of vapor pressure solids. In some embodiments, a vapor pressure solid may include a one- or multi-component matrix material. In some embodiments, the multi-components matrix material is a two-part PDMS comprising a first and second matrix material. The first matrix material is capable of being mixed with one or more vaporizable fluids that causes the first matrix material to swell. The second matrix material is capable of being mixed with the swelled first matrix material to produce an actuating material. When the actuating material is heated, the one or more vaporizable fluids expand, resulting in vapors. The increased pressure applied by the vapors causes the actuating material to expand.
An article of manufacture comprising:
A method of actuating a composite material comprising the following steps:
A process of preparing an actuating material which comprises:
A process of preparing an actuating material which comprises:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.