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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Saeed Alhassan, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Safiya Khalil, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Alya Alkaabi, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Hamda Alblooshi, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Hajar Aljaberi, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Hemant Mittal, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, AE;
Abstract
Embodiments include a water collection device () comprising one or more water sorbing materials including at least a first thermo-responsive polymer that sorbs water at temperatures above an upper critical solution temperature and desorbs water below the upper critical solution temperature. Embodiments further include a method of harvesting water comprising exposing one or more water sorbing materials to an environment, wherein the one or more water sorbing materials includes at least a first thermoresponsive polymer that sorbs water at temperatures above an upper critical solution temperature and desorbs water at temperatures below the upper critical solution temperature; and collecting water desorbed from the at least first thermo-responsive polymer.