Patent
Composite materials containing aligned nanotubes and the production thereof
- Documentation:
- According to the present invention, there is provided a method of forming a composite material comprising nanotubes oriented in a matrix comprising a ceramic material, the method comprising the steps of: providing an array of substantially aligned nanotubes; providing a ceramic matrix material in the form of a solution; applying the solution to the nanotubes; allowing the solution to infiltrate into the array of the nanotubes; and sintering the ceramic matrix material to form the composite material, wherein the nanotubes are substantially aligned in the ceramic matrix. Composite materials obtainable by said method are also provided.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Not peer reviewed
Actions
- Publisher:
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Publication date:
- 2012-08-16
- Patent number:
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US 2012/0208002 A1
- Patent status:
- Issued/granted
- Subjects:
- Pubs id:
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pubs:430683
- UUID:
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uuid:3feee624-cfcc-4501-bbc7-78d5dccbf285
- Local pid:
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pubs:430683
- Source identifiers:
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430683
- Deposit date:
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2013-12-13
Terms of use
- Copyright date:
- 2012
- Notes:
- This PDF is a publication of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Its inclusion in ORA does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by the USPTO.
- Licence:
- Other
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