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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2006
Jawad Naciri, Herndon, VA (US);
Christopher M Spillmann, Alexandria, VA (US);
Jonathan Selinger, Hudson, OH (US);
Banahalli R Ratna, Alexandria, VA (US);
Jawad Naciri, Herndon, VA (US);
Christopher M Spillmann, Alexandria, VA (US);
Jonathan Selinger, Hudson, OH (US);
Banahalli R Ratna, Alexandria, VA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The invention describes shape changing membranes that can be precisely controlled using the unique approach of smectic liquid-crystalline elastomers (LCEs) with patterned electrodes and a process of preparing and creating the elastomers. The methods to create the shape changing membranes is based on the electroclinic effect of smectic layers in a polymer network and provides a novel material for actuators.