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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2020
Carnegie Mellon University, a Pennsylvania Non-profit Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Carmel Majidi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Andrew Fassler, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael Bartlett, Ames, IA (US);
Navid Kazem, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Matthew J. Powell-Palm, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jonathan A. Malen, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, a Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a composite comprising an elastomer with an embedded network of liquid metal inclusions. The composite retains similar flexibility to that of an elastomer but exhibits electrical and thermal properties that differ from the properties of a homogeneous elastomer. The composite has applications for wearable devices and other soft matter electronics, among others.