PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES
• Low-cost, high-performance components for energy storage, electronics, and sensors
• Separation media
• Dielectrics
• Low refractive index coatings
ADVANTAGES
• Large area, continuous and rapid fabrication by roll-to-roll processing
• Low temperature processing
• Direct patterning of carbon composites in a simple in-line process
TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION
This invention provides rapid and low cost methods to make porous media and carbon composite materials as high-performance components for energy storage, electronics, senors and other applications.
ABOUT THE LEAD INVENTOR
Dr. James Watkins is a Professor in the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering and Director of the Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing (an NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research interests include macromolecular templates for functional device structures, materials synthesis and processing in supercritical fluids, phase behavior and transport in multi-component polymer systems, scalable fabrication of nanostructured materials.
AVAILABILITY:
Available for Licensing and/or Sponsored Research
DOCKET:
UMA 16-060
PATENT STATUS:
Patent Pending
NON-CONFIDENTIAL INVENTION DISCLOSURE
LEAD INVENTOR:
James Watkins, Ph.D.
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