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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2021
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Alessandro Alabastri, Houston, TX (US);
Pratiksha Dongare, Houston, TX (US);
Nancy J. Halas, Houston, TX (US);
Peter J. Nordlander, Houston, TX (US);
Oara Neumann, Houston, TX (US);
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method includes providing a resonant thermal oscillator in a thermofluidic system having at least two counter-flowing liquid streams separated by at least a spectrum absorbing material, wherein the spectrum absorbing material is hydrophobic, light-absorbing, and photothermal, and adjusting a flow rate in at least one of the counter-flowing liquid streams to maximize heat transfer between the at least two counter-flowing liquid streams.
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