Negative Poisson's ratio materials uses

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Negative Poisson's ratio materials: possible uses

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Possible applications of these negative Poisson's ratio materials The following applications are envisaged for polymeric or metallic negative Poisson's ratio materials such as reentrant foams. We never called them metamaterials in those days. Negative Poisson's ratio materials are being applied by industry in England, see, e. g. Auxetix, Ltd; see also F. Scarpa group at Bristol, and possibly elsewhere. Based on Poisson's ratio Filling for highway joints Matrix for high performance piezoelectric composite Knee pads Elbow pad Core for curved sandwich panel Flexible fasteners Wrestling mats Air filters Gaskets Air filters: tunable, cleanable Tube or artery cleaner Pad under carpeting Ankle wrap Biomedical implants Executive toy Lecture demonstration Stimulus for thought Based on resilience or toughness Packing material Knee pads Elbow pad Robust shock absorbing material Sponge mops Tear-resistant sponge Damage resistant sandwich core Filling for highway joints Gaskets Pad under carpeting Ankle wrap Helmet liners

Based on rib vibration Sound absorbing layering Tuned sound reflector

U. S. Patents [search negative Poisson's ratio, negative Poisson ratio, auxetic] 8,034,103 Annuloplasty prosthesis with an auxetic structure 8,002,879 Uses of auxetic fibres 7,910,193 Three-dimensional auxetic structures and applications thereof 7,858,055 Moisture sensitive auxetic material 7,678,440 Deformable variable-stiffness cellular structures 7,626,122 Lightweight composite electrical wire 7,613,367 Optical sensor and modulator
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7,598,652 Mechanical meta-materials 7,598,651 Mechanical meta-materials 7,583,010 Hybrid transducer 7,509,240 Solid freeform fabrication of structurally engineered multifunctional devices 7,509,183 Integrated global layout and local microstructure topology optimization approach for spinal cage design and fabrication 7,494,698 Polymers with high internal free volume 7,488,854 Diterpenoid compounds imparting stress resistance to plants 7,455,567 Garments having auxetic foam layers 7,446,130 Ionic colloidal crystals 7,425,357 Surface modification of expanded ultra high molecular weight polyethylene(eUHMWPE) for improved bondability 7,399,579 Fabrication of metallic microstructures via exposure of photosensitive composition 7,350,851 Reversibly expandable energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same 7,258,347 Discrete active seal assemblies 7,252,870 Nonwovens having reduced Poisson ratio 7,247,265 Auxetic filamentary materials 7,188,622 Filtering face mask that has a resilient seal surface in its exhalation valve 7,160,621 Energy absorbing articles 7,049,049 Maskless photolithography for using photoreactive agents 6,989,075 Tension activatable substrate 6,946,180 Composite materials with embedded machines 6,890,395 Medical device formed of ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin 6,878,320 Auxetic materials 6,841,029 Surface modification of expanded ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (eUHMWPE) for improved bondability 6,837,890 Expanded UHMWPE for guiding catheter liners and other lubricious coatings 6,783,814 Polymers with high internal free volume 6,780,361 Process of making polymer articles 6,764,796 Maskless photolithography using plasma displays 6,743,388 Process of making polymer articles 6,706,165 Fabrication of metallic microstructures via exposure of photosensitive composition 6,602,224 Medical device formed of ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin 6,544,698 Maskless 2-D and 3-D pattern generation photolithography 6,447,871 Composite materials with embedded machines 6,441,616 Active control of sound generation in MRI gradient coil structures 6,428,506 Medical device formed of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene 6,412,593 Cushioned earphones 6,372,932 Porous solid products of 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate and metal ions 6,235,377 Microporous membrane with a stratified pore structure created in situ and process 6,117,518 Particulate reinforcement for honeycomb core materials 5,916,671 Reusable resilient gasket and method of using same 5,571,592 Puffed insulative material 5,565,154 Methods for making puffed insulative material 5,497,540 Method for fabricating high density ultrasound array 5,474,824 Process for expanding polytetrafluoroethylene and products produced thereby 5,468,314 Process for making an electrical cable with expandable insulation 5,429,869 Composition of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and similar polymers and method for producing same 5,334,903 Composite piezoelectrics utilizing a negative Poisson ratio polymer
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5,284,435 Apparatus for manufacturing a disc-shaped information carrier 5,108,413 Dilator for opening the lumen of a tubular organ 5,098,755 Textured thermoplastic elastomeric film, articles comprising same, and method of making such textured thermoplastic elastomeric film and articles 5,035,713 Surgical implants incorporating re-entrant material 5,015,574 DNA sequence involved in gene expression and protein secretion, expression-secretion vector including the DNA sequence and the method of producing proteins by using the expression-secretion vector 4,668,557 Polyhedron cell structure and method of making same (Lakes)

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