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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2011
Luke B. Roberson, Titusville, FL (US);
Martha K. Williams, Titusville, FL (US);
Tracy L. Gibson, Melbourne, FL (US);
Lanetra C. Tate, Oviedo, FL (US);
Sarah J. Snyder, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Craig R. Fortier, Cocoa, FL (US);
Luke B. Roberson, Titusville, FL (US);
Martha K. Williams, Titusville, FL (US);
Tracy L. Gibson, Melbourne, FL (US);
LaNetra C. Tate, Oviedo, FL (US);
Sarah J. Snyder, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Craig R. Fortier, Cocoa, FL (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of NASA, Washinton, DC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for forming conductive materials. The conductive materials can be applied using a printer in single or multiple passes onto a substrate. The conductive materials are composed of electrical conductors such as carbon nanotubes (including functionalized carbon nanotubes and metal-coated carbon nanotubes), grapheme, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (e.g. pentacene and bisperipentacene), metal nanoparticles, an inherently conductive polymer (ICP), and combinations thereof. Once the conductive materials are applied, the materials are dried and sintered to form adherent conductive materials on the substrate. The adherent conductive materials can be used in applications such as damage detection, particle removal, and smart coating systems.