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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2009
Ray H. Baughman, Dallas, TX (US);
Ali E. Aliev, Dallas, TX (US);
Jiyoung OH, Richardson, TX (US);
Mikhail Kozlov, Dallas, TX (US);
Shaoli Fang, Richardson, TX (US);
Raquel Ovalle-robles, Sachse, TX (US);
Anvar A. Zakhidov, McKinney, TX (US);
Ray H. Baughman, Dallas, TX (US);
Ali E. Aliev, Dallas, TX (US);
Jiyoung Oh, Richardson, TX (US);
Mikhail Kozlov, Dallas, TX (US);
Shaoli Fang, Richardson, TX (US);
Raquel Ovalle-Robles, Sachse, TX (US);
Anvar A. Zakhidov, McKinney, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Nanofiber actuators and strain amplifiers having a material that generates a force or generates a displacement when directly or indirectly electrically driven. This material is an aerogel or a related low density or high density network comprising conducting fibers that are electrically interconnected and can substantially actuate without the required presence of either a liquid or solid electrolyte. Reversible or permanently frozen actuation is used to modify the properties of the actuator material for applications.