Patent ID: 11894515
Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC H  C  Y | IPC C  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of forming a gel polymer electrolyte (GPE), comprising:
(i) providing a pre-cured composition comprising (a) a three-dimensionally cross-linkable monomeric mixture including at least a first monomer including an acrylate or methacrylate functional group and a second monomer or oligomer having at least two free-radically polymerizable functional groups comprising at least one acrylate group or methacrylate group, (b) at least one electrolyte salt, (c) a free-radical initiator, and (d) water; wherein the pre-cured composition has a molar concentration of the at least one electrolyte salt above 35 M; and
(ii) curing the pre-cured composition via free-radical-mediated polymerization to form the GPE, wherein the GPE comprises (a) a cross-linked three-dimensional polymer network, (b) the at least one electrolyte, and (c) water.