Electrically and thermally conductive carbon nanotube or nanofiber array dry adhesive
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1. A method of adhering two surfaces together with a carbon nanostructure adhesive, comprising:
- forming an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a first surface; and
positioning a second surface adjacent to the vertically aligned carbon nanostructures such that the vertically aligned carbon nanostructures adhere the first and second surfaces together.
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Abstract
A carbon nanostructure adhesive for adhering two surfaces together, including: an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a first surface; and a second surface positioned adjacent to the vertically aligned carbon nanostructures such that the vertically aligned carbon nanostructures adhere the first and second surfaces together by van der Waals forces.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of adhering two surfaces together with a carbon nanostructure adhesive, comprising:
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forming an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a first surface; and
positioning a second surface adjacent to the vertically aligned carbon nanostructures such that the vertically aligned carbon nanostructures adhere the first and second surfaces together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 39)
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13. A method of forming a two-sided carbon nanostructure adhesive structure, comprising:
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forming an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a first surface of an object; and
forming an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a second surface of the object, wherein the first and second surfaces are opposite sides of the object. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A carbon nanostructure adhesive structure, comprising:
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a first object;
an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a surface of the first object;
a second object; and
an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a surface of the second object, wherein the surfaces of the first and second objects are positioned adjacent to one another such that the vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on the surface of the first object adhere to the vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on the surface of the second object by van der Waals forces. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 40)
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29. A two-sided carbon nanostructure adhesive structure, comprising:
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an object;
an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a first surface of the object; and
an array of vertically aligned carbon nanostructures on a second surface of the object, wherein the first and second surfaces are opposite sides of the object. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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