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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1996
Konstantin Solntsev, Moscow, RU;
Eugene Shustorovich, Pittsford, NY (US);
Sergei Myasoedov, Moscow, RU;
Vyacheslav Morgunov, Moscow, RU;
Andrei Chernyavsky, Dubna, RU;
Yuri Buslaev, Moscow, RU;
Richard Montano, Falls Church, VA (US);
Alexander Shustorovich, Pittsford, NY (US);
American Scientific Materials Technologies, L.P., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Monolithic metal oxide structures, and processes for making such structures, are disclosed. The structures are obtained by heating a metal-containing structure having a plurality of surfaces in close proximity to one another in an oxidative atmosphere at a temperature below the melting point of the metal while maintaining the close proximity of the metal surfaces. Exemplary structures of the invention include open-celled and closed-cell monolithic metal oxide structures comprising a plurality of adjacent bonded corrugated and/or flat layers, and metal oxide filters obtained from a plurality of metal filaments oxidized in close proximity to one another.