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Title: Partially degradable fibers and microvascular materials formed from the fibers

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1456912

A partially degradable polymeric fiber includes a thermally degradable polymeric core and a coating surrounding at least a portion of the core. The thermally degradable polymeric core includes a polymeric matrix including a poly(hydroxyalkanoate), and a metal selected from the group consisting of an alkali earth metal and a transition metal, in the core polymeric matrix. The concentration of the metal in the polymeric matrix is at least 0.1 wt %. The partially degradable polymeric fiber may be used to form a microvascular system containing one or more microfluidic channels.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FA9550-10-1-0255
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, IL)
Patent Number(s):
9,988,746
Application Number:
14/040,287
OSTI ID:
1456912
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Sep 27
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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