Three-dimensional ordered open-cellular structures
First Claim
1. A three-dimensional ordered open-cellular structure comprising:
- a plurality of nodes disposed in at least two parallel planes, each of the nodes being located at an intersection of at least three self-propagating polymer waveguides of at least;
a plurality of first truss elements defined by a first plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a first direction;
a plurality of second truss elements defined by a second plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a second direction; and
a plurality of third truss elements defined by a third plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a third direction,wherein all waveguides of each of the first plurality, second plurality, and third plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides are parallel to each other and substantially straight,wherein the first plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides intersect with the second plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides at the nodes to define the parallel planes, andwherein the third plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides intersect with the parallel planes at non-perpendicular angles.
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Abstract
A three-dimensional ordered open-cellular structure. In one embodiment, the structure includes: a plurality of first truss elements defined by a plurality of first self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a first direction; a plurality of second truss elements defined by a plurality of second self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a second direction; and a plurality of third truss elements defined by a plurality of third self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a third direction. The first, second, and third truss elements interpenetrate each other at a plurality of nodes to form a continuous material, and the three-dimensional structure is self-supporting.
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24 Claims
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1. A three-dimensional ordered open-cellular structure comprising:
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a plurality of nodes disposed in at least two parallel planes, each of the nodes being located at an intersection of at least three self-propagating polymer waveguides of at least; a plurality of first truss elements defined by a first plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a first direction; a plurality of second truss elements defined by a second plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a second direction; and a plurality of third truss elements defined by a third plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a third direction, wherein all waveguides of each of the first plurality, second plurality, and third plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides are parallel to each other and substantially straight, wherein the first plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides intersect with the second plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides at the nodes to define the parallel planes, and wherein the third plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides intersect with the parallel planes at non-perpendicular angles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A three-dimensional ordered open-cellular structure comprising:
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a plurality of nodes disposed in at least two parallel planes, each of the nodes being located at an intersection of at least three polymer optical waveguide truss elements of at least; a plurality of first polymer optical waveguide truss elements defined by a first plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a first direction; a plurality of second polymer optical waveguide truss elements defined by a second plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a second direction; and a plurality of third polymer optical waveguide truss elements defined by a third plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides and extending along a third direction, wherein all polymer optical waveguide truss elements of each of the first plurality, second plurality, and third plurality of self-propagating polymer waveguides are parallel to each other and substantially straight, wherein the first plurality of polymer optical waveguide truss elements intersect with the second plurality of polymer optical waveguide truss elements at the nodes to define the parallel planes, and wherein the third plurality of polymer optical waveguide truss elements intersect with the parallel planes at non-perpendicular angles. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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