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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2020
Applicant:
The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc., Tallahassee, FL (US);
Inventor:
Chengying Xu, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Tallahassee, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/08 (2006.01); B32B 5/06 (2006.01); B32B 38/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B32B 5/00 (2013.01); B32B 5/024 (2013.01); B32B 5/06 (2013.01); B32B 5/08 (2013.01); B32B 38/08 (2013.01); B32B 2260/021 (2013.01); B32B 2260/023 (2013.01); B32B 2260/04 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2262/12 (2013.01); B32B 2307/20 (2013.01); B32B 2307/202 (2013.01); B32B 2307/302 (2013.01); B32B 2307/54 (2013.01); B32B 2307/546 (2013.01); B32B 2307/558 (2013.01); B32B 2309/68 (2013.01); B32B 2313/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Composite materials are provided which may include one or more sheets of carbon fibers woven in orthogonal direction bundles; carbon nanotubes embedded within pores between the bundles; and a matrix material in which the one or more sheets and the carbon nanotubes are embedded. In one case, the carbon fibers lie substantially in an x-direction and a y-direction and the carbon nanotubes are oriented substantially in a z-direction, which is substantially perpendicular to the x- and y-directions. Methods for making the composite materials are also provided.