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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2021
Applicant:
The Government of the United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey G. Lundin, Burke, VA (US);
Matthew D. Thum, Jackson, NJ (US);
Riccardo Casalini, Hyattsville, MD (US);
Daniel Ratchford, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 1/10 (2006.01); C09K 19/12 (2006.01); C09K 19/54 (2006.01); D01D 5/00 (2006.01); D01D 5/34 (2006.01); D01F 8/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 1/10 (2013.01); C09K 19/54 (2013.01); D01D 5/003 (2013.01); D01D 5/34 (2013.01); D01F 8/14 (2013.01); C09K 2019/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber having a polymer sheath and a core. The core has a liquid crystal and a compound capable of photoisomerization, such as that shown below. A method of: providing a first solution of a polymer, providing a second solution of a liquid crystal and compound capable of photoisomerization, and electrospinning the first solution and the second solution to form the fiber.