This technology is a nanomaterial particle-filament composite material and method to generate responsive materials to changes in humidity and water content.
Nanoparticles have unique optical, electronic, and mechanical properties which are rarely found in large-scale materials. Due to granular nature of nanoparticles, synthesizing large-scale materials derived from nanomaterials remains challenging.
This technology integrates hygroscopic bacterial spores into a matrix of stiff filaments. Several species of bacterial spores are genetically engineered to optimize their hydroscopic and hygroscopic properties before they are implemented in a modifiable cellulose nanofiber. This material can generate strains as high as 11% with a corresponding density of more than 20 J/cm2. This technology presents a method for designing dynamic materials with tunable energy, antimicrobial, and optical properties.
Patent Pending (US 20210197498)
IR CU19050
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