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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2011
Benjamin J. Blaiszik, Urbana, IL (US);
Susan A. Odom, Champaign, IL (US);
Mary M. Caruso, Urbana, IL (US);
Aaron C. Jackson, Urbana, IL (US);
Marta B. Baginska, Urbana, IL (US);
Joshua A. Ritchey, Cambridge, MA (US);
Aaron D. Finke, Urbana, IL (US);
Scott R. White, Champaign, IL (US);
Jeffrey S. Moore, Savoy, IL (US);
Nancy R. Sottos, Champaign, IL (US);
Paul V. Braun, Savoy, IL (US);
Khalil Amine, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Benjamin J. Blaiszik, Urbana, IL (US);
Susan A. Odom, Champaign, IL (US);
Mary M. Caruso, Urbana, IL (US);
Aaron C. Jackson, Urbana, IL (US);
Marta B. Baginska, Urbana, IL (US);
Joshua A. Ritchey, Cambridge, MA (US);
Aaron D. Finke, Urbana, IL (US);
Scott R. White, Champaign, IL (US);
Jeffrey S. Moore, Savoy, IL (US);
Nancy R. Sottos, Champaign, IL (US);
Paul V. Braun, Savoy, IL (US);
Khalil Amine, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Abstract
An autonomic conductivity restoration system includes a solid conductor and a plurality of particles. The particles include a conductive fluid, a plurality of conductive microparticles, and/or a conductive material forming agent. The solid conductor has a first end, a second end, and a first conductivity between the first and second ends. When a crack forms between the first and second ends of the conductor, the contents of at least a portion of the particles are released into the crack. The cracked conductor and the released contents of the particles form a restored conductor having a second conductivity, which may be at least 90% of the first conductivity.