Saint-gobain Abrasives Technology Company

Kenneth E Manwiller

Anne B Hardy

A microabrasive tool is formed from a slurry including liquid, abrasive grains, a bonding material, and a polymer&#x2014;for example, gellan gum. The slurry is cast in a mold, and the polymer is ionically cross-linked. Cross-linking the polymer fixes the structure of the bonding material and the abrasive grains, wherein the abrasive grains are dispersed substantially uniformly within the bonding material. The ionically cross-linked structure of bonding material and abrasive grains can then be fired to form a microabrasive tool.

Method for making microabrasive tools

A microabrasive tool is formed from a slurry including liquid, abrasive grains, a bonding material, and a polymer&mdash;for example, gellan gum. The slurry is cast in a mold, and the polymer is ionically cross-linked. Cross-linking the polymer fixes the structure of the bonding material and the abrasive grains, wherein the abrasive grains are dispersed substantially uniformly within the bonding material. The ionically cross-linked structure of bonding material and abrasive grains can then be fired to form a microabrasive tool.

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New Ipswich, NH, United States of America

Kenneth E Manwiller