Nanospinning of polymer fibers from sheared solutions
US8551378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2918
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Nanofibers are fabricated by introducing a polymer solution into a dispersion medium and shearing the dispersion medium. Droplets of the polymer solution are spun into elongated fibers that are insoluble in the dispersion medium.
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