Patents by Inventor Aijuan GU

Aijuan GU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11942272
    Abstract: A method for preparing an aramid fiber electrochemical capacitor includes (1) immersing aramid fiber bundles in an aqueous solution; (2) adding polyvinylpyrrolidone into a silver ammonia solution to obtain a solution C, adding an aqueous glucose solution to the solution C to obtain aramid fiber bundles coated with silver nanoparticles; (3) adding the aramid fiber bundles into an aqueous solution containing ?-(2,3-glycidoxy) propyltrimethoxysilane; (4) adding the aramid fiber bundles coated by silver nanoparticles with epoxy groups into an ethanol containing carbon nanotubes with carboxyl groups; (5) adding the aramid fiber bundles with two-layered coatings into an aqueous solution containing pyrrole; (6) heating a mixture of a polyvinyl alcohol, an acid, and water to obtain a polyvinyl alcohol gel, immersing two strands of the aramid fiber bundles, carbon nanotubes and silver nanoparticle in the polyvinyl alcohol gel, and twisting the two strands together to obtain the aramid fiber electrochemical capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Aijuan Gu, Hao Fang, Guozheng Liang, Li Yuan
  • Patent number: 11898303
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface-modified aramid fiber and a method for preparing the same. The method includes the following steps: modifying an aramid fiber having amino groups and carboxyl groups on the surface with siloxane ?-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane to obtain a silicon methoxylated aramid fiber; reacting same with a cerium oxide coated with polydopamine modified chaotic boron nitride to obtain a surface-modified aramid fiber. The cerium oxide coated with polydopamine modified chaotic boron nitride has high ultraviolet absorption, and has extremely low catalytic activity, avoiding the damage to a fiber structure by photocatalysis during radiation, being an effective, safe and highly-efficient ultraviolet absorber. The surface-modified aramid fiber provided in the present invention has an ultraviolet-resistant function, high surface activity, good thermal performance, and better mechanical performance, providing excellent overall performance, and having higher utilization value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Aijuan Gu, Hua Cai, Guozheng Liang, Li Yuan
  • Patent number: 11739067
    Abstract: Superhydrophobic electrothermal epoxy composites, their preparation and a self-healing method are disclosed. 1,4,5-oxadithiepane-2,7-dione and methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride were mixed and cured with epoxides to get self-healable epoxy resins; carbon nanotube/self-healable epoxy resin prepolymers were coated on self-healable epoxy resins and cured to get electrothermal epoxy composites; modified superhydrophobic copper powders were adhered on electrothermal epoxy composites and cured to get a kind of superhydrophobic electrothermal epoxy composites. The thermal resistance of superhydrophobic electrothermal epoxy composites is superior to existed technical solutions and they can simultaneously repair cracking and delamination and the healed samples still exhibit excellent superhydrophobicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guozheng Liang, Youhao Zhang, Aijuan Gu, Li Yuan
  • Publication number: 20230257541
    Abstract: A wear-resistant super-hydrophobic composite material and a preparation method therefor are disclosed. The wear-resistant super-hydrophobic composite material includes a substrate and a wear-resistant super-hydrophobic composite material coating layer on the surface of the substrate; the wear-resistant super-hydrophobic composite material coating layer is obtained by curing a precursor for the super-hydrophobic composite material coating layer; the precursor for the super-hydrophobic composite material coating layer includes a gel and an ACNTB-SiO2-coupling agent layer on the surface of the gel; the gel includes an epoxy resin and amino-terminated hyperbranched polysiloxane, or includes an epoxy resin, amino-terminated hyperbranched polysiloxane and an additive; and the additive is an ACNTB-SiO2-coupling agent and/or diglycidyl-ether-terminated polydimethylsiloxane. The wear-resistant super-hydrophobic composite material has a water contact angle higher than 160° and more than 250 rubbing cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Li YUAN, Aijuan GU, Guozheng LIANG
  • Publication number: 20230257623
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a precursor for a super-hydrophobic composite material coating and a preparation method therefor. The preparation method includes the following steps: coating an ACNTB-SiO2 coupling agent suspension, in parts by weight, on the surface of a gel body of a mixture of the ACNTB-SiO2 coupling agent, an epoxy resin, a diglycidyl-ether-terminated polydimethylsiloxane, and an amino-terminal hyperbranched polysiloxane, and volatilizing a solvent, so as to obtain the precursor for the super-hydrophobic composite coating; and then performing curing, so as to obtain the durable super-hydrophobic composite coating. The durable super-hydrophobic composite coating has the characteristics of simple operations, durability and good hydrophobicity; and the prepared coating has excellent mechanical properties and wear resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Li YUAN, Aijuan GU
  • Publication number: 20230242707
    Abstract: A biomass benzoxazine-based shape memory resin, a preparation method therefor, and an application thereof. The method includes: using biomass furfuryl amine, vanillic aldehyde, and paraformaldehyde as raw materials; obtaining an aldehyde group-containing biomass benzoxazine monomer by means of a heating reaction; mixing the aldehyde group-containing biomass benzoxazine monomer with polyether amine, and obtaining a Schiff base biomass benzoxazine monomer by means of a coupling reaction; and curing the Schiff base biomass benzoxazine monomer to obtain the biomass benzoxazine resin having a shape memory function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Aijuan GU, Guozheng LIANG, Li YUAN
  • Publication number: 20230024059
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an epoxy resin system having a phase separation structure, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. After mixing an epoxy resin, an amine curing agent and an epoxy diluent, pre-polymerization is carried out to obtain a prepolymer 1; or, after mixing an epoxy resin and an amine curing agent, pre-polymerization is carried out to obtain a prepolymer 1; after mixing an epoxy resin, an anhydride curing agent and an accelerator, polymerization is carried out to obtain a prepolymer 2; and after the prepolymer 1 and the prepolymer 2 are mixed, curing is carried out to obtain an epoxy resin system having a phase separation structure. The present invention controls the formation of a thermosetting epoxy resin system having a phase separation structure by means of preparing different epoxy resin pre-polymerization systems and using an interface reaction between the different pre-polymerization systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Li YUAN, Aijuan GU, Guozheng LIANG
  • Publication number: 20220348718
    Abstract: A remoldable bismaleimide resin and application thereof. The preparation method includes blending 2-allylphenyl glycidyl ether and terephthalic acid in acetonitrile, carrying out an esterification reaction under the condition of quaternary ammonium salt as a catalyst to obtain bis(3-(2-allylphenoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl) terephthalate containing a reversible dynamic group; then uniformly mixing bis(3-(2-allylphenoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl) terephthalate and bismaleimide, curing to obtain the re-moldable bismaleimide resin. The prepared re-moldable bismaleimide resin not only has excellent heat resistance and mechanical properties, but also can be remolded under hot pressing conditions. The preparation method of the re-moldable bismaleimide resin has the advantages of wide raw material sources and simple process, and has a wide application prospect in the fields of aerospace, transportation, electronic information, new energy, insulated electrical industry and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Aijuan GU, Guozheng LIANG, Li YUAN
  • Patent number: 11479671
    Abstract: This invention provides a scrollable and foldable transparent polysiloxane film and its preparation and self-healing method. 2-Hydroxyethyl disulfide, diisocyanate and alkane chloride were mixed and reacted to get disulfide-containing diisocyanate. ?,?-Aminopropyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane, diisocyanate and alkane chloride were mixed and reacted get linear chain-extended polydimethylsiloxane. Linear chain-extended polydimethylsiloxane, multi-amino terminated hyperbranched polysiloxane, disulfide-containing diisocyanate and alkane chloride were mixed and poured into a mould. After drying, the scrollable and foldable transparent polysiloxane film was obtained. The polysiloxane film described in this invention are constructed by dynamic physical crosslinking induced by hydrogen bond and permanent chemical crosslinking generated by hyperbranched polysiloxane. Hence, the polysiloxane film achieves both high stiffness and toughness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guozheng Liang, Youhao Zhang, Aijuan Gu, Li Yuan
  • Publication number: 20220325046
    Abstract: The invention discloses a remoldable shape memory bismaleimide resin and its application. The preparation method includes blending 2-allylphenyl glycidyl ether and adipic acid in acetonitrile, carrying out an esterification reaction under the condition of quaternary ammonium salt as a catalyst to obtain bis(3-(2-allylphenoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl)adipate containing a reversible dynamic group; then uniformly mixing bis(3-(2-allylphenoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl)adipate and bismaleimide, curing to obtain the remoldable shape memory bismaleimide resin. The prepared remoldable shape memory bismaleimide resin is not only excellent heat resistance and mechanical properties, but also can be remolded under hot pressing conditions. The preparation method of the remoldable shape memory bismaleimide resin has the advantages of wide raw material sources and simple process, and has a wide application prospect in the fields of aerospace, transportation, electronic information, new energy, insulated electrical industry and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Aijuan GU, Guozheng LIANG, Li YUAN
  • Patent number: 11387053
    Abstract: The invention discloses an aramid fiber electrode and a preparation method thereof. Silver nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes and polypyrrole were sequentially coated on the surface of the aramid fiber by chemical bonding, to prepare an aramid fiber electrode, two aramid fiber electrodes were wound with an electrolyte to obtain an aramid fiber electrochemical capacitor. Compared with the polymer fiber electrochemical capacitor prepared in the prior art, the aramid fiber electrochemical capacitor provided by the present invention has both high specific capacitance, high energy density, high mechanical performance, high stability, good flexibility and wearability. And other characteristics; the preparation method is controllable and suitable for large-scale applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Aijuan Gu, Hao Fang, Guozheng Liang, Li Yuan
  • Publication number: 20220072817
    Abstract: This invention disclosed a resin-based composite material has a three-layer structure and the application thereof. According to the invention, an oriented carbon nanotube bundle/epoxy resin composite material (denoted as layer B) is prepared with the microwave curing method, a barium titanate nanofiber/epoxy resin composite material (denoted as layer E) is prepared by means of a blade coating-heat curing method, and a composite material of a B-E-B three layer structural is formed by means of a layer-by-layer curing technology. Compared to the composite material of the conductor-insulating layer/polymer layer structural prepared in the prior art, the resin-based composite material has a three-layer structure provided by the invention has with high energy storage density, and low dielectric loss and high permittivity; and the preparation process therefor is controllable and easy to operate, short in production cycle, and suitable for large-scale application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Aijuan GU, Guozheng LIANG, Li YUAN
  • Patent number: 11193000
    Abstract: This invention provides a self-healable epoxy resin and its preparation, recycling and remolding method. With the catalyst of potassium iodide, an ester solution of 2-mercaptoacetic acid was oxidated by 30% H2O2 to form 2,2?-dithiodiacetic acid; then 2,2?-dithiodiacetic acid was dehydrated and cyclizated by anhydride to form 1,4,5-oxadithiepane-2,7-dione; 1,4,5-oxadithiepane-2,7-dione and methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride were mixed by mass ratio and cured with epoxides to get the self-healable epoxy resin. Through controlling dynamic and permanent three-dimensional crosslinked network, the self-healable epoxy resins provided in this invention exhibit high thermal resistance and improved mechanical properties as well as excellent self-healing ability, recyclability and remoldability. This invention provides a preparation method with the merits of low cost, simple production processes, broad application prospects and strong utility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guozheng Liang, Youhao Zhang, Aijuan Gu, Li Yuan
  • Publication number: 20210363315
    Abstract: A method for preparing a transparent flexible polyurethane film includes the following steps: (1) mixing a hydroxyl-terminated polyalkylene carbonate diol, a diisocyanate compound, 2,2?-dithiodiethanol, dibutyltin dilaurate and a chloroalkane solvent, and then reacting at 40 to 60° C. for 0.5 to 3 h to obtain an isocyanate-terminated oligomer solution; and (2) adding a polyol cross-linking agent, a bistrifluoromethanesulfonimide lithium salt and a 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazole bistrifluoromethanesulfonimide salt to the isocyanate-terminated oligomer solution, reacting at 40 to 60° C. for 0.5 to 1.5 h, removing the chloroalkane solvent to obtain the transparent flexible polyurethane film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Aijuan GU, Guozheng LIANG, Li YUAN
  • Publication number: 20210222358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface-modified aramid fiber and a method for preparing the same. The method includes the following steps: modifying an aramid fiber having amino groups and carboxyl groups on the surface with siloxane ?-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane to obtain a silicon methoxylated aramid fiber; reacting same with a cerium oxide coated with polydopamine modified chaotic boron nitride to obtain a surface-modified aramid fiber. The cerium oxide coated with polydopamine modified chaotic boron nitride has high ultraviolet absorption, and has extremely low catalytic activity, avoiding the damage to a fiber structure by photocatalysis during radiation, being an effective, safe and highly-efficient ultraviolet absorber. The surface-modified aramid fiber provided in the present invention has an ultraviolet-resistant function, high surface activity, good thermal performance, and better mechanical performance, providing excellent overall performance, and having higher utilization value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Aijuan GU, Hua CAI, Guozheng LIANG, Li YUAN
  • Patent number: 11046808
    Abstract: A preparation method of thermadapt shape memory polymers includes: (1) synthesis of pendant hydroxyl groups functionalized epoxy oligomer using epoxy resin and alcohol amine; (2) synthesis of alkoxyl groups terminated silane crosslinking agent by isocyanate silane coupling agent and diamine; (3) crosslinked shape memory polymers were prepared by condensation reaction of pendant hydroxyl groups functionalized epoxy oligomer and alkoxyl groups terminated silane crosslinking agent. The thermadapt shape memory polymers show high glass transition temperatures and high tensile strength. The original shape of thermadapt shape memory polymers can be reconfigured to a new permanent shape as needed, and thus effectively solving the bottleneck problems of reprocessing or reshape in the traditional crosslinked polymers once after molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Aijuan Gu, Zhenjie Ding, Guozheng Liang, Li Yuan
  • Patent number: 11008423
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a modified bismaleimide resin and preparation method thereof; under conditions of N,N-dimethylformamide serving as a catalyst, biomass-based 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and thionyl chloride are acylated to obtain 2,5-furan diformyl chloride, which is then dissolved in dichloromethane with a biomass-based eugenol; under tertiary amine conditions an esterification reaction takes place, and a fully biomass-based bis(4-allyl-2-methoxyphenyl)furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid ester is thus obtained; same is used for preparing a modified bismaleimide resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Aijuan Gu, Jiatao Miao, Guozheng Liang, Li Yuan
  • Patent number: 10882797
    Abstract: Disclosed are a micrometer/nanometer silver-loaded barium titanate foam ceramic and a preparation method therefor. An organic additive is used as an auxiliary; deionized water is used as a solvent; nanometer barium titanate is used as a ceramic raw material; and same are mixed and ground so as to form a slurry. A pre-treated polymer sponge is impregnated in the slurry for slurry coating treatment and a barium titanate foam ceramic blank is obtained after drying; and then a barium titanate foam ceramic is obtained through sintering. Through dopamine modification, micrometer/nanometer silver is in-situ deposited on a skeleton surface so as to obtain a modified micrometer/nanometer silver-loaded barium titanate foam ceramic. The modified micrometer/nanometer silver-loaded barium titanate foam ceramic is then put into a newly prepared Tollens' reagent for further reduction so as to obtain a micrometer/nanometer silver-loaded barium titanate foam ceramic with a three-dimensional network skeleton structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guozheng Liang, Longhui Zheng, Aijuan Gu, Tiekuang Ding, Li Yuan
  • Publication number: 20200392299
    Abstract: Superhydrophobic electrothermal epoxy composites, their preparation and a self-healing method are disclosed. 1,4,5-oxadithiepane-2,7-dione and methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride were mixed and cured with epoxides to get self-healable epoxy resins; carbon nanotube/self-healable epoxy resin prepolymers were coated on self-healable epoxy resins and cured to get electrothermal epoxy composites; modified superhydrophobic copper powders were adhered on electrothermal epoxy composites and cured to get a kind of superhydrophobic electrothermal epoxy composites. The thermal resistance of superhydrophobic electrothermal epoxy composites is superior to existed technical solutions and they can simultaneously repair cracking and delamination and the healed samples still exhibit excellent superhydrophobicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Guozheng LIANG, Youhao ZHANG, Aijuan GU, Li YUAN
  • Patent number: 10822278
    Abstract: Disclosed are a barium titanate foam ceramic/thermosetting resin composite material and a preparation method therefor. An organic additive is used as an auxiliary; deionized water is used as a solvent; nanometer barium titanate is used as a ceramic raw material; and all of same are mixed and ground so as to form a slurry with a certain solid content. A pre-treated polymer sponge is impregnated into the slurry for slurry coating treatment, and then redundant slurry is removed and the polymer sponge is dried so as to obtain a barium titanate foam ceramic blank, and same is then sintered so as to obtain a barium titanate foam ceramic. A resin, being in a molten state and thermosettable, submerges the pores of the barium titanate foam ceramic, and a barium titanate foam ceramic/thermosetting resin composite material is obtained after a thermosetting treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guozheng Liang, Longhui Zheng, Aijuan Gu, Pengfei Zhang, Li Yuan