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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2023
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate, Denver, CO (US);
Andrew J. Hess, Louisville, CO (US);
Ivan I. Smalyukh, Boulder, CO (US);
Qingkun Liu, Boulder, CO (US);
Joshua A. De La Cruz, Denver, CO (US);
Blaise Fleury, Boulder, CO (US);
Eldho Abraham, Boulder, CO (US);
Vladyslav Cherpak, Westminster, CO (US);
Bohdan Senyuk, Boulder, CO (US);
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate, Denver, CO (US);
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. Further disclosed are highly transparent and flexible cellulose nanofiber-polysiloxane composite aerogels featuring enhanced mechanical robustness, tunable optical anisotropy, and low thermal conductivity. Further disclosed are gels comprising cellulosic material derived from bacteria and processes for preparing bacterial cellulose gels and methods of use.