THERMOSTATIC MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND USES THEREOF

摘要

Thermostatic materials and methods for making and using the materials are disclosed. The thermostatic materials have phase change materials (PCMs) incorporated into a composite with thermoreversible gels (TRGs) that undergo gelation prior to the melt temperature of the PCMs so that at temperatures at which the PCMs become liquid, the liquid PCM is retained by the gel, and at temperatures at which the gel becomes liquid, the liquid form of the gel is retained by a solid form of the PCM.

主权项

1. A thermostatic material comprising:
at least one phase change material having a melt temperature, wherein at a temperature above the melt temperature the at least one phase change material is a liquid phase change material, and at a temperature below the melt temperature the at least one phase change material is a solid phase change material; and at least one thermoreversible gel having a gelation temperature, wherein at a temperature above the gelation temperature the at least one thermoreversible gel is a gelled thermoreversible gel, and at a temperature below the gelation temperature the at least one thermoreversible gel is a liquid thermoreversible gel, wherein the gelation temperature is less than or equal to the melt temperature.