	US 11,732,172 B2
	Method of synthesizing a thermally conductive and stretchable polymer composite
Navid Kazem, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Michael D. Bartlett, Ames, IA (US); and Carmel Majidi, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Appl. No. 16/766,121
Filed by CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 4, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/012351 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 21, 2020, PCT Pub. No. WO2019/136252, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/709,065, filed on Jan. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0362218 A1, Nov. 19, 2020
Int. Cl. C09K 5/14 (2006.01); C08G 77/04 (2006.01); C08J 3/20 (2006.01); C08K 3/08 (2006.01); H01B 1/22 (2006.01); C08K 3/02 (2006.01); C09K 5/10 (2006.01); C08K 3/10 (2018.01)

CPC C09K 5/14 (2013.01) [C08G 77/04 (2013.01); C08J 3/203 (2013.01); C08K 3/02 (2013.01); C08K 3/08 (2013.01); C08K 3/10 (2013.01); C09K 5/10 (2013.01); H01B 1/22 (2013.01); C08K 2201/001 (2013.01); C08K 2201/005 (2013.01)]

23 Claims

1. A method of fabricating a thermally conductive, stretchable elastomer composite, the method comprising mixing liquid metal and a soft material in a centrifugal mixer under conditions such that the liquid metal forms microscale liquid metal droplets that are dispersed in the soft material, wherein the liquid metal is liquid at room temperature, wherein the composite comprises a strain of at least 100%, and wherein the microscale liquid metal droplets comprise a major axis dimension in a range of 1 to 100 microns.