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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Harold H. Kung, Wilmette, IL (US);
Jingmei Shen, Evanston, IL (US);
Mayfair C. Kung, Wilmette, IL (US);
Cary M. Hayner, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/16 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 4/133 (2010.01); H01M 4/587 (2010.01); H01M 2/34 (2006.01); B01D 69/02 (2006.01); B01D 69/14 (2006.01); B01D 71/02 (2006.01); H01M 4/38 (2006.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/4235 (2013.01); B01D 69/02 (2013.01); B01D 69/14 (2013.01); B01D 71/021 (2013.01); H01M 2/1653 (2013.01); H01M 2/1673 (2013.01); H01M 2/1686 (2013.01); H01M 2/348 (2013.01); H01M 4/133 (2013.01); H01M 4/587 (2013.01); B01D 2325/00 (2013.01); H01M 4/382 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01); H01M 2200/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Thermally responsive materials, porous membranes comprising the thermally responsive materials, and batteries incorporating the porous membranes as thermally responsive separation membranes are provided. Also provided are methods of making the thermally responsive materials. The thermally responsive materials comprise upper critical solution temperature (UCST) polymers covalently bound to a support substrate.