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US 6,491,061 B1Granted
Stimuli responsive hybrid materials containing molecular actuators and their applications
AssigneeUniversity of New Mexico
InventorsGabriel Lopez, Ashutosh Chilkoti, Plamen Atanassov, Venkata Goparaju
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Abstract
The present invention provides a hybrid material and a method for forming a hybrid material comprising actuator made from a stimuli responsive polymer mounted in a porous framework. The present invention also provides devices employing the actuator of the present invention.
Claims15
A hybrid material comprising:
- at least one actuator, said at least one actuator comprising a stimuli responsive polymer that has first conformation in a first environment and a second conformation in a second environment;
- and
- a porous framework material for supporting said at least one actuator, wherein said stimuli responsive polymer is dispersed throughout said porous framework material.
A hybrid material comprising:
- at least one actuator, said at least one actuator comprising a stimuli responsive polymer that has first conformation in a first environment and a second conformation in a second environment;
- and
- a porous framework material for supporting said at least one actuator, wherein said framework material comprises a mesoporous material.
A method for forming a hybrid material comprising:
- providing at least one actuator, said at least one actuator comprising an stimuli responsive polymer that has first conformation in a first environment and a second conformation in a second environment;
- and
- immobilizing said actuator on a porous framework material, wherein said stimuli responsive polymer is dispersed throughout said porous framework material.
A method for forming a hybrid material comprising:
- providing at least one actuator, said at least one actuator comprising an stimuli responsive polymer that has first conformation in a first environment and a second conformation in a second environment;
- and
- immobilizing said actuator on a porous framework material, wherein said framework material comprises a mesoporous material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.