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Title: Surface modification of polymer foams using plasma

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1986644

An embodiment includes a system comprising: a monolithic shape memory polymer (SMP) foam having first and second states; wherein the SMP foam includes: (a) polyurethane, (b) an inner half portion having inner reticulated cells defined by inner struts, (c) an outer half portion, having outer reticulated cells defined by outer struts, surrounding the inner portion in a plane that provides a cross-section of the SMP foam, (d) hydroxyl groups chemically bound to outer surfaces of both the inner and outer struts. Other embodiments are discussed herein.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; National Institutes of Health (NIH)
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344; R01EB000462
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA); The Texas A&M University System (College Station, TX)
Patent Number(s):
11,459,439
Application Number:
16/984,370
OSTI ID:
1986644
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 08/04/2020
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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  • Singhal, Pooja; Rodriguez, Jennifer N.; Small, Ward
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