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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2010
Lih-sheng Turng, Madison, WI (US);
Larry R. Holmes, Jr., Cambridge, WI (US);
Yiyan Peng, Madison, WI (US);
Xiaochun LI, Madison, WI (US);
Lih-Sheng Turng, Madison, WI (US);
Larry R. Holmes, Jr., Cambridge, WI (US);
Yiyan Peng, Madison, WI (US);
Xiaochun Li, Madison, WI (US);
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A method is provided of fabricating a composite incorporating fillers. The method includes the steps of depositing the fillers in a matrix material either in a rapid prototyping device or prior to inserting the matrix material into a mold. The mold is positioned at a desired location with respect to an electrical field such that at least a portion of the fillers in the matrix material align in a first direction in response thereto. For producing a heterogeneous composite through a rapid prototyping process, the electrodes are positioned at a desired orientation to align the fillers. Thereafter, at least a portion of the matrix material is cured with desirable filler orientation. The procedure is repeated with the desired filler orientation and distribution being introduced layer by layer within the composite.