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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2012
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Tara Yvonne Meyer, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William W. Clark, Wexford, PA (US);
David Waldeck, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Lisa Mauck Weiland, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Percy Calvo-Marzal, San Antonio, TX (US);
Tianqi Pan, Shenyang, CN;
Rachel D. Harris, Shorewood, WI (US);
Haitao Liu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A material having a first non-zero elastic modulus capable of reversibly changing the first non-zero elastic modulus to a second non-zero elastic modulus in response to a redox reaction occurring in the material. A method of producing a material that is reversibly cyclable between a first non-zero elastic modulus and a second non-zero elastic modulus, comprising: preparing a polymer comprising both crosslinks that do not depend on metal binding and functional groups capable of having oxidation-state specific binding constants to a metal ion; and doping the polymer with a solution containing the metal ion.