PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES
Flexible adhesives for:
PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION
This invention demonstrates a solven—free, stretchable adhesive platform for soft and flexible materials. The adhesive consists of a ABA triblock copolymer that allows for tunable mechanical properties to match the mechanical behavior of the adhered materials across a wide range of strains, creating “mechanically transparent seams”
ABOUT THE INVENTOR
Dr. Alfred J. Crosby is a Professor in the Polymer Science and Engineering Department and a leader in the field of elastomeric materials science, has earned many prestigious awards, is a prolific inventor, and his work has been covered extensively in the popular media, including Discovery Channel, CNET, Businessweek and CNN Money/Fortune Magazine. His research interests include mechanical properties of hierarchical structures, polymer adhesion, biomimetic materials design, responsive surfaces and materials, deformation and fracture of thin films, polymer patterning, combinatorial methods, and nanocomposites.
AVAILABILITY:
Available for Licensing and/or Sponsored Research
DOCKET:
UMA 25-026
PATENT STATUS:
Patent Pending
NON-CONFIDENTIAL INVENTION DISCLOSURE
LEAD INVENTOR:
Al Crosby, Ph.D.
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This invention demonstrates a solven—free, stretchable adhesive platform for soft and flexible materials. The adhesive consist of a ABA triblock copolymer that allows for tunable mechanical properties to match the mechanical behavior of the adhered materials across a wide range of strains, creating “mechanically transparent seams”