Patent ID: 8163834
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: A61K,B01L,B32B,H01G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A microvalve comprising a photo-responsive polymer that was polymerized within an ionic liquid matrix so as to form a photoresponsive ionogel, operable exposure of the ionogel to light effecting an opening or closing of the microvalve, and wherein the photo-responsive polymer is formed by the reaction of(N-isopropylacrylamide), N,N-methylene-bis(acrylamide) and the protonated form of 1′,3′,3′-trimethyl-6-acrylate(2H-1-benzopyran-2,2′-indoline) monomers provided as first, second and third polymer components having a structure