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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2014
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Optimal Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Mihaela Banu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shixin Jack Hu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tae Hyung Kim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Song Ling Young, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Regents of The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A reinforced composite panel and method of making the composite panel uses processed natural fibers such as bamboo along with a polymeric material. The method includes the steps of: treating a plant source comprising natural fibers with a solvent and processing the treated plant source. The processing step can include arranging the natural fibers into a sheet-like orientation in a variety of ways. A polymeric material is then applied to the natural fibers to form a composite sheet, and the composite panel can be formed from one or more composite sheets.