R&D HighlightsTop experts review the latest patents they read and the latest papers and lectures they attended at conferences; they then make a selection of the most promising technologies and summarize in a few lines what the substance you should take away with you. Reversible adhesion via shape memory polymers with molecular “hoops and loops”.
Edward M. Petrie
- Mar 5, 2010
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A reversible adhesive system for coupling together two objects may consist of two shape memory polymer with molecular “hooks and loops” on the surfaces (similar to Velcro). Utilizing the shape memory properties of the polymers, the molecular hooks and loops may be brought together to form non-covalent bonds, leading to macroscopic adhesion. Upon heating, the adhesive bond can be separated by a...
Source : Xie, T., Wang, R. and Xiao, X., “High Strength Reversible Noncovalent Adhesion Methods for a Solid Polymer-Polymer Interface”, US Patent Application 2010/0022710, January 28, 2010.
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