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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2021
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
Andrew J. Hess, Louisville, CO (US);
Qingkun Liu, Boulder, CO (US);
Ivan I. Smalyukh, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/35 (2006.01); C08J 9/00 (2006.01); C08J 9/28 (2006.01); C09K 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/35 (2013.01); C08J 9/28 (2013.01); C09K 5/14 (2013.01); C08J 9/0061 (2013.01); C08J 2205/02 (2013.01); C08J 2205/022 (2013.01); C08J 2205/024 (2013.01); C08J 2205/026 (2013.01); C08J 2205/06 (2013.01); C08J 2207/00 (2013.01); C08J 2301/02 (2013.01); C08J 2383/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are cellulose-based flexible gels containing cellulose nanorods, ribbons, fibers, and the like, and cellulose-enabled inorganic or polymeric composites, wherein the gels have tunable optical, heat transfer, and stiffness properties. The disclosed gels are in the form of hydrogels, organogels, liquid-crystal (LC) gels, and aerogels, depending on the solvents in the gels.