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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2008
Nicholas A. Kotov, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Paul Podsiadlo, Easton, PA (US);
Bong Sup Shim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ellen M. Arruda, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Anthony Waas, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Nicholas A. Kotov, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Paul Podsiadlo, Easton, PA (US);
Bong Sup Shim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ellen M. Arruda, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Anthony Waas, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A stiff layered polymer nanocomposite comprising a substrate adapted to receive a plurality of alternating layers of a first material and a second material; wherein the first material and second material are a polyelectrolyte, an organic polymer or an inorganic colloid and said first material and said second material have a chemical affinity for each other, said plurality of layers crosslinked using a chemical or physical crosslinking agent. Thin films that are consolidated and optionally crosslinked can be manufactured into hierarchical laminates with rigid and stress resistant properties.