Method of producing a swellable polymer fibre
US9869037B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/753
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A swellable polymer based fiber and a method of preparing the same optionally comprising glycol, lecithin and optionally an antimicrobial metal species suitable, for example, for medical applications including wound dressings. A method of manufacture may comprise fiber extrusion or spinning involving one or a plurality of in-series coagulation baths to add single or multiple antimicrobial metal species to the as-formed fiber.
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