Abstract
Florida
International University (FIU) is pursuing a business partner interested in
developing and commercializing Anisotropic Electronically Conductive Films
Templated using Ultrasonic Focusing. FIU inventors have created a simple
approach to fabricate optically transparent and anisotropically conductive
films. Using acoustic focusing, elastomers were doped with conductive metal
particles and rendered surface conductive at particle loading as low as 1%.
The resulting films were flexible and had transparencies exceeding 80% in the
visible spectrum and with electrical bulk conductivities exceeding 50 S/cm.
This method of acoustic focusing is proven to be simple, faster, and more
advantageous without the use specialized instruments. Additionally, acoustic
stimuli allow rapid, gentle, label-free particle manipulation. We are looking
for a business partner to further develop and commercialize the Anisotropic
Electronically Conductive Films as a viable alternative to commercially
available solutions and to exploit its scientific and business potential as
an efficient and effective, one-pot method for preparing conductive films. Benefit
A rapid, one-pot approach that requires no specialized instruments. Elastomers are rendered surface conductive at particle loadings as low as 1%. The resulting films are flexible and had transparencies exceeding 80% in the visible spectrum. Electrical bulk conductivities exceeding 50 S/cm. Acoustic stimuli allow rapid, gentle, label-free particle manipulation.Market Application
The Flexible electronics such as displays, solar cells, and wearable devices. Also, wearable electronics that is bendable, stretchable, and conductive at the same time, such as wristwatches and the next generation of smartphones.
