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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2020
Orlando Rios, Knoxville, TN (US);
William G. Carter, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael R. Kessler, Fargo, ND (US);
Yuzhan LI, Knoxville, TN (US);
Monojoy Goswami, Knoxville, TN (US);
Orlando Rios, Knoxville, TN (US);
William G. Carter, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael R. Kessler, Fargo, ND (US);
Yuzhan Li, Knoxville, TN (US);
Monojoy Goswami, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a composition that can be used to make liquid crystalline networks using thiol-ene-based polymerization. In particular embodiments, the liquid crystalline networks can be formed by using the composition embodiments in additive manufacturing methods. The composition comprises a monomer, chain extender compound, and a crosslinker compound and each of these components can be selected so as to influence the thermomechanical and shape memory properties of the liquid crystalline networks and/or objects formed therewith.