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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2019
John F. Rabolt, Greenville, DE (US);
Liang Gong, Newark, DE (US);
D. Bruce Chase, Newark, DE (US);
Isao Noda, Fairfield, OH (US);
Brian Sobieski, Newark, DE (US);
John F. Rabolt, Greenville, DE (US);
Liang Gong, Newark, DE (US);
D. Bruce Chase, Newark, DE (US);
Isao Noda, Fairfield, OH (US);
Brian Sobieski, Newark, DE (US);
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a device comprising a PHA based copolymer layer comprising at least one of an electrospun ribbon of fibers of a polyhydroxyalkanoate based copolymer or the polarized polymeric composition obtained by the process of claim, wherein the layer is configured to exhibit one or more of a piezoelectric effect, a pyroelectric effect and a ferroelectric effect, wherein each of the electrospun ribbon of fibers and the polarized polymeric composition comprises a β-form of the PHA based copolymer present in an amount of from about 10% to about 99%, as measured by x-ray diffraction. The device can be configured for use as a sensor, a actuator, a nanomotor, or a biobattery.