USA As Represented by Secretary of the Navy

William Lai

Alfred J Baca

Heather A Meylemans

John D Stenger-Smith

Benjamin G Harvey

Matthew C Davis

M Joseph Roberts

David J Irvin

Jennifer A Irvin

Lawrence Baldwin

Michael T Owens

Peter Zarras

Andrew P Chafin

Lee Cambrea

Geoffrey Andrew Lindsay

Alfred G Baca

A film, coating, appliqu&#xe9; and method to eliminate paint removal via hazardous methods and maintain effective corrosion inhibition via employment of a re-useable coating. Embodiments of the invention generally relate to a multilayer film having a first layer constructed of at least one electro-active polymer, a second layer constructed of at least one flexible electrically-conductive solid, and a third layer constructed of at least one inert polymer.

Enhanced  biomimetics Coatings for on-demand adhesion of a conductive polymer applique coating

An apparatus and method for the uniform dispersion of nano scaled redox particles in a conductive fiber including, combining at least one nano sized redox capable material having metal oxides and/or metals, at least one conductive binder, and at least one solvent to form electrically conductive metal imbedded fiber(s) by fiber spinning and the conductive polymeric binder having a molecular weight greater than 20,000 Daltons, and coating a substrate with the electrically conductive fiber(s) to form an active layer substrate complex having a conductivity greater than 0.05 S/cm.

High surface area nano fibers for supercapacitor devices

A material that can be used either as a standalone or coating additive that would both repel water and resist corrosion would greatly benefit the Navy. A method of making hydrophobic polymer, including combining a perylene derived monomer with a bisphenol derived monomer to produce a polymer mixture, and condensing said polymer mixture to produce a hydrophobic polymer.

Hydrophobic polymer for water proofing, anti-corrosion, and anti-fouling applications

An apparatus and method for the uniform dispersion of nano scaled redox particles in a conductive fiber including, combining at least one nano sized redox capable material having metal oxides and/or metals, at least one conductive binder, and at least one solvent to form electrically conductive metal imbedded fiber(s) by fiber spinning and the conductive polymeric binder having a molecular weight greater than 20,000 Daltons, and coating a substrate with the electrically conductive fiber(s) to form an active layer/substrate complex having a conductivity greater than 0.05 S/cm.

A method for making electronic devices based on derivatized ladder polymer (Pz-BBL) including photovoltaic modules and simple thin film transistors in planar and mechanically flexible and stretchable constructs.

Tetraamino pyrazine based ladder polymer for electroactive applications

A method for making electronic devices based on derivatized ladder polymer poly(benzo-isimidazobenzophenanthroline) (BBL) including photovoltaic modules and simple thin film transistors in planar and mechanically flexible and stretchable constructs.

Thin-film electro devices based on derivatized poly (benzo-isimidazobenzophenanthroline) ladder polymers

A wholly organic coating consisting of one or more layers of Py-BBL that is transparent in the IR region of the spectrum which is also thermally and oxdatively stable. This is coated onto IR transparent windows, domes and or optical lenses, for enhanced IR and signal filtering.

Electronically conductive infrared transparent polymer thin films

A soluble n-type copolymer that is useful in electronic and photonic devices. Embodiments of the invention include an n-type copolymer having a soluble n-type perylene copolymer having base formula A, where R is a backbone segment, where Rand Rare independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, fluorinated alkyl, functionalized alkyl, aryl, fluorinated aryl, and functionalized aryl, and where n ranges from about 2 to 50,000. 

Solution processable perylene copolymer

A process used to cast films including; mixing Pyr-BBL and a room temperature molten salt from a range of about 35:65 weight ratio, dissolving the mixture in about 1% methanesulfonic acid to produce a Pyr-BBL solution, drop casting the solution onto glass or gold coated glass at 140&#xb0; C. in air and heating for about 2 hours to produce films, drying the films in a vacuum oven at about 100&#xb0; C. for at least 24 hours under dynamic vacuum, and rinsing the films to remove residual ionic liquid.

Electroactive polymer based supercapacitors including a cathode having BBL or Pyr-BBL

Enhanced biomimetic coatings for on-demand adhesion of a conductive polymer applique coating

A method to generate renewable high performance composites and thermoplastics. These materials can be generated from a renewable phenol (syringaldehyde) that can be derived from lignocellulosic biomass. The use of syringaldehyde as a precursor to composites has the potential to reduce the cost and environmental impact of structural materials, while meeting or exceeding the performance of current petroleum derived resins.

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