CPC C08J 9/28 (2013.01) [C08J 9/0004 (2013.01); C08J 9/0066 (2013.01); C08K 3/22 (2013.01); C08J 2201/0522 (2013.01); C08J 2201/0542 (2013.01); C08J 2205/05 (2013.01); C08J 2323/06 (2013.01); C08K 2003/2237 (2013.01); C08K 2201/001 (2013.01); C08K 2201/01 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method of making a polymer matrix composite comprising a porous polymeric network structure and a plurality of particles distributed within the porous polymeric network structure, the method comprising:
combining a thermoplastic polymer, a solvent, and a plurality of thermally conductive particles to provide a slurry;
forming the slurry into a formed article;
heating the formed article in an environment to retain at least 90 percent by weight of the solvent in the formed article, based on the weight of the solvent in the formed article, and solubilize at least 50 weight percent of the thermoplastic polymer, based on the total weight of the thermoplastic polymer;
inducing phase separation of the thermoplastic polymer from the solvent to provide the polymer matrix composite, and
further comprising compressing the polymer matrix composite.
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