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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2009
Michael Ayers, St. Martinez, CA (US);
Michael Ayers, St. Martinez, CA (US);
Roskilde Semiconductor LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
This invention provides a process for making a polyfunctional starburst-shaped fullerene derivative for use as a matrix-reinforcing agent for mesoporous and other porous materials. This invention can include the formation of a highly soluble example of such a derivative from a fullerene and a bifunctional coupling agent. A solution of said agent can be delivered to the surface of a porous solid during, or after, the solids formation. Porous films and bodies containing such a matrix-reinforcing agent can exhibit improved mechanical properties, and can be produced using equipment and techniques common and available to those skilled in the art of porous materials preparations.