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US 2025/0051541 A1Published application
Molecular Weaving Additives to Enhance the Mechanical Properties of Materials
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsSebastian Ephraim Neumann, Junpyo Kwon, Cornelius I.R. Gropp, Ting Xu, Omar M. Yaghi
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Abstract
Methods and compositions wherein crystalline woven and interlocked covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are used as additives to achieve combinations of high toughness and elasticity in polymers.
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A composite composition comprising amide-linked, crystalline, woven and interlocked covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and a polymer, wherein the COFs are mechanically-bonded into matrices of the polymer, wherein chains of the polymer are threaded through the COFs forming polymer-COF junctions.
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