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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2007
Louis G. Hector, Jr., Shelby Township, MI (US);
Andrew M. Mance, Royal Oak, MI (US);
William R. Rodgers, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Pablo D. Zavattieri, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David A. Okonski, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Elena Sherman, Culver City, CA (US);
William Barvosa-carter, Ventura, CA (US);
Louis G. Hector, Jr., Shelby Township, MI (US);
Andrew M. Mance, Royal Oak, MI (US);
William R. Rodgers, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Pablo D. Zavattieri, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David A. Okonski, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Elena Sherman, Culver City, CA (US);
William Barvosa-Carter, Ventura, CA (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods for improving adhesion between a shape memory alloy and a polymeric material include functionalizing a surface of the shape memory polymer with a phosphorous containing compound or an organosilane coupling agent. Other methods include surface texturing the shape memory alloy surface, independently or in combination with the functionalization.