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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Ravi Shankar, Raleigh, NC (US);
Tushar K. Ghosh, Cary, NC (US);
Richard J. Spontak, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Ravi Shankar, Raleigh, NC (US);
Tushar K. Ghosh, Cary, NC (US);
Richard J. Spontak, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An actuator element formed from an actuator composition is described, along with transducers including the same. The composition comprises: (i) a thermoplastic elastomer copolymer, the copolymer comprising at least one flexible midblock, and at least two glassy or semicrystalline endblocks; and (ii) a liquid modifier that selectively solvates the at least one flexible midblock.