Battery cell with safety layer
| Patent Number: | 10,608,236 |
| Issued: | 3/31/2020 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A battery cell comprising a composite water-responsive safety layer and/or composite water- and pH-responsive safety layer to protect against tissue damage and/or electrolysis, when the battery cell is exposed to aqueous solution or tissue, is provided. The composite water-responsive safety layer and/or composite water- and pH-responsive safety layer is adapted to change from a non-electronically conducting state to an electronically conducting state. |
| Filed: | 6/22/2018 |
| Application Number: | 16/16,466 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |