SILICONE ELASTOMERS CAPABLE OF LARGE ISOTROPIC DIMENSIONAL CHANGE
United States Patent Application
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| 20150240035 | |
| 9,708,451 | |
| A1 | |
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| Described herein is a highly effective route towards the controlled and isotropic reduction in size-scale, of complex 3D structures using silicone network polymer chemistry. In particular, a class of silicone structures were developed that once patterned and cured can `shrink` micron scale additive manufactured and lithographically patterned structures by as much as 1 order of magnitude while preserving the dimensions and integrity of these parts. This class of silicone materials is compatible with existing additive manufacture and soft lithographic fabrication processes and will allow access to a hitherto unobtainable dimensionality of fabrication. | |
| Lewicki, James (Oakland, CA), Worsley, Marcus A. (Hayward, CA) | |
| 14/ 189,964 | |
| February 25, 2014 | |
| STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0001] The United States Government has rights in the invention pursuant to Contract No. DE-AC52-07NA27344 between the U.S. Department of Energy and Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, for the operation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. |