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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2015
Applicant:
The University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Alan J. Lesser, Sunderland, MA (US);
Gregory Connor Evans, Sunderland, MA (US);
Assignee:
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/14 (2006.01); C08J 9/00 (2006.01); C08K 5/00 (2006.01); C08K 5/05 (2006.01); C08J 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/142 (2013.01); C08J 9/0023 (2013.01); C08K 5/0016 (2013.01); C08K 5/05 (2013.01); C08J 9/0066 (2013.01); C08J 9/122 (2013.01); C08J 9/125 (2013.01); C08J 2203/06 (2013.01); C08J 2203/08 (2013.01); C08J 2203/12 (2013.01); C08J 2203/18 (2013.01); C08J 2371/12 (2013.01); C08J 2377/02 (2013.01); C08J 2379/08 (2013.01); C08J 2381/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a composition comprising a polymer; and a superheated fluid; where at least a portion of the polymer and the superheated fluid co-exist in a single phase. Disclosed herein is a method comprising exposing a polymer to a superheated fluid; swelling at least a portion of the polymer with the superheated fluid so that the polymer and the superheated fluid co-exist in a single phase; and changing pressure or temperature within the single phase to change a property in the polymer.