US 11,980,936 B2
Synthesis of nanoscale metal feedstock for additive manufacturing
Stanislau Niauzorau, Gilbert, AZ (US); Aliaksandr Sharstniou, Gilbert, AZ (US); Amm G. Hasib, Tempe, AZ (US); Bruno Azeredo, Tempe, AZ (US); Natalya Kublik, Tempe, AZ (US); Kenan Song, Gilbert, AZ (US); Nikhilesh Chawla, West Lafayette, IN (US); and Sridhar Niverty, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Assigned to Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US); and Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Filed by Stanislau Niauzorau, Gilbert, AZ (US); Aliaksandr Sharstniou, Gilbert, AZ (US); Amm G. Hasib, Tempe, AZ (US); Bruno Azeredo, Tempe, AZ (US); Natalya Kublik, Tempe, AZ (US); Kenan Song, Gilbert, AZ (US); Nikhilesh Chawla, West Lafayette, IN (US); and Sridhar Niverty, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/841,371.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/211,393, filed on Jun. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0402024 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B22F 1/10 (2022.01); B22F 1/05 (2022.01); B22F 1/145 (2022.01); B22F 10/18 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/10 (2020.01); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01)
CPC B22F 1/10 (2022.01) [B22F 1/05 (2022.01); B22F 1/145 (2022.01); B22F 10/18 (2021.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/10 (2020.01); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01); B22F 2301/10 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of making a metal-polymer composite, the method comprising:
dealloying metallic powder to yield porous metal particles, wherein dealloying comprises combining the metallic powder with an acid or a base to yield a mixture;
monitoring a temperature of the mixture;
controlling the rate of combining the metallic powder with the acid or the base; and
combining the porous metal particles with a polymer to yield a composite.