The University of Massachusetts Amherst

Large Area Formation of Porous Media and Patterned Carbon Composites

LEAD INVENTOR:

James Watkins, Ph.D.

 
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
Contact:
Burnley Jaklevic
Director
University of Massachusetts
413-577-0651
bjaklevic@research.umass.edu
Inventor(s):
James Watkins
Dong-Po Song
Wenhao Li
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