Electrospun fiber mats and methods for the making thereof

US9909241B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture · US

Inventors

• Lin Liu · Gainesville, US
• Peggy M. Tomasula · Titusville, US
• Shih-Chuan Liu · Taichung, TW

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 26, 2014
• Grant date: Mar 6, 2018
• Expiry date: Jun 27, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC D): Textiles; Paper
• CPC primary: D10B2211/20
• WIPO field: Textile and paper machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods of forming a fiber mat, involving forming an aqueous solution of at least one protein, at least one polysaccharide, and optionally a plasticizer, and electrospinning the aqueous solution onto a collector to form a mat.