Title
Humidity Responsive Materials and Systems and Methods Using Humidity Responsive Materials
Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
Fall 2001
Abstract
The invention relates to silk or other materials formed to have predetermined contraction/relaxation characteristics, wherein the contraction/relaxation characteristics are initiated by exposure thereof to predetermined humidity characteristics in the adjacent atmosphere. The materials may comprise a single silk fiber, a bundle of fibers of a predetermined size or diameter, a meshwork of fibers forming a predetermined configuration such as one or more sheets, bundles or other bodies. In this manner, the material can be scaled across a size range of any desired magnitude to produce predetermined force and/or displacement characteristics in association therewith.
Recommended Citation
Blackledge, Todd; Dhinojwala, Ali; and Agnarsson, Ingi, "Humidity Responsive Materials and Systems and Methods Using Humidity Responsive Materials" (2001). Biology Faculty Research. 141.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/biology_ideas/141