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US 12,456,737 · App. 18/264,197 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Composition for manufacturing an electrode, electrode and associated method

Inventors: Myriam Ghodhbane (Grenoble, FR); Davide Beneventi (Saint Martin d'Heres, FR); Didier Chaussy (Brie et Angonnes, FR); Mohamed Naceur Belgacem (Brie et Angonnes, FR); Lionel Dubois (Verrens Arvey, FR); Abdelkader Zebda (Grenoble, FR)
Assignees: UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES; CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE; INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE; COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
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Patent No.
US 12,456,737
App. No.
18/264,197
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composition for manufacturing an electrode, the composition including an electrically conductive carbon-based compound, at least one species able to form a catalyst, and cellulose microfibrils encapsulating chitosan. The cellulose microfibrils create a fibrous mesh binding the composition while limiting coating of the catalyst. Thus, the catalyst remains accessible to the surrounding environment, to allow the redox reactions at the electrode. The electrochemical performances of the electrode are consequently improved. The composition is furthermore particularly adapted for shaping an electrode by 3D printing.

Claims (28)

1. A composition for manufacturing an implantable electrode, the composition comprising water and:

an electrically conductive carbon-based compound,

at least one species able to form a catalyst, and

chitosan in powder form,

wherein the composition further comprises cellulose microfibrils forming a gel-form mesh, the cellulose microfibrils representing a proportion of between 5% and 20% of the total dry mass of the composition, the chitosan in powder form being encapsulated in the gel-form mesh formed by the cellulose microfibrils,

wherein a water content of the composition is selected in order to achieve a composition having a viscosity of between 250 Pa·s and 700 Pa·s, and wherein

the electrically conductive carbon-based compound is graphene, and

the at least one species able to form a catalyst is a nitrogen-based precursor and an iron precursor doping a portion of the graphene, the doped portion of the graphene being less than 5% by weight.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the water content of the composition is between 83% and 90%.

3. The composition according to claim 1 , having a specific surface area of between 536 and 600 m 2 /g.

4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the chitosan represents a proportion of between 6% and 10% of the total dry mass of the composition.

5. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive carbon-based compound represents a proportion of between 70% and 85% of the total dry mass of the composition.

6. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one species able to form a catalyst is selected from a group consisting of an enzymatic catalyst, metal particles, a molecular catalyst, a portion of the electrically conductive carbon-based compound doped by a catalyst, and a portion of the electrically conductive carbon-based compound doped by a catalyst precursor.

7. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive carbon-based compound is selected from a group consisting of graphite particles, graphene, carbon nanotubes, carbon black, and mesoporous carbon.

8. An implantable electrode intended to be electrically connected to an electrical circuit of a device, the electrode comprising a body based on a material comprising at least one of:

a composition of water, an electrically conductive carbon-based compound, a catalyst, cellulose microfibrils, and chitosan in powder form, the cellulose microfibrils forming a gel-form mesh, the cellulose microfibrils representing a proportion of between 5% and 20% of the total dry mass of the material, the chitosan in powder form being encapsulated in the gel-form mesh formed by the cellulose microfibrils, and a water content of the composition providing the composition with a viscosity of between 250 Pa·s and 700 Pa·s, and wherein the electrically conductive carbon-based compound is graphene, and the catalyst is nitrogen and an iron doping a portion of the graphene, the doped portion of the graphene being less than 5% by weight or

a material that includes a partially or wholly pyrolysed residue of the composition.

9. The electrode according to claim 8 , wherein the body has a total volume where the filling rate by the material is substantially between 25% and 50%.

10. The electrode according to claim 8 , having a specific surface area substantially of between 500 and 600 m 2 /g.

11. The electrode according to claim 8 , wherein the body comprises residues of cellulose microfibrils and of chitosan, and

the electrically conductive carbon-based compound is graphene, at least a portion of the electrically conductive carbon-based compound being doped by iron and nitrogen atoms to form the catalyst.

12. A method for manufacturing an electrode comprising the use of the composition according to claim 1 .

13. The method according to claim 12 , comprising:

supply of a composition according to claim 1 ,

shaping of the composition by 3D printing to form a body of the electrode.

14. The method according to claim 13 , comprising, after the shaping of the composition, a pyrolysis of the body of the electrode.

15. A device comprising an electrical circuit connected to an electrode according to claim 8 .

16. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the cellulose microfibrils is oxidized.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2023
From: GHODHBANE, MYRIAM; BENEVENTI, DAVIDE; CHAUSSY, DIDIER; BELGACEM, MOHAMED; DUBOIS, LIONEL; ZEBDA, ABDELKADER
To: UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES; CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE; INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE; COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
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Priority Claims (1)
FR 2101130 · Feb 5, 2021 · national
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