MUMBAI, India, Aug. 12 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617039536 A) filed by Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of Arizona State on March 30, 2026, for Hygroscopic Polymer Composites And Related Manufacturing Methods.
Inventors include Friesen, Cody; Bautista-Martinez, Jose Antonio; Goncharenko, Mykhaylo; and Johnson, Paul.
The application for the patent was published on August 07, 2026, under issue no. 32/2026.
Abstract: This disclosure is related to materials with highly stable and reversible water sorption and retention properties, as well as formulations and methods for their manufacture and uses. Composite materials of the present disclosure can avoid weeping or leakage of liquid water at wide ranges in ambient relative humidities so as to be suitable for a variety of applications including thermal management, thermal energy storage, atmospheric water generation and dehumidification systems. Composites disclosed herein can comprise an ionomeric material and in some embodiments, a hygroscopic or deliquescent salt. Furthermore, composites disclosed herein can also include a water vapor permeable or support polymer material providing support for reversible expansion or volume changes during water vapor sorption/desorption cycling via porous and/or elastic character, thereby avoiding mechanical restriction that could cause weeping or leakage of liquid water.
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