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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
May. 28, 2015
Applicant:
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL (US);
Inventor:
Kuang-ting Hsiao, Spanish Fort, AL (US);
Assignee:
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/08 (2006.01); B29K 105/12 (2006.01); B29C 70/50 (2006.01); B29C 70/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/12 (2006.01); B29C 70/24 (2006.01); B29K 105/14 (2006.01); B29C 70/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/081 (2013.01); B29C 70/02 (2013.01); B29C 70/025 (2013.01); B29C 70/06 (2013.01); B29C 70/08 (2013.01); B29C 70/12 (2013.01); B29C 70/24 (2013.01); B29C 70/50 (2013.01); B29C 70/504 (2013.01); B29K 2105/124 (2013.01); B29K 2105/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for uniformly and directionally aligning and stretching nanofibers inside a porous medium is described. The nanofibers may include nanotubes, nanowires, long-chain polymer molecules or likewise. Porous medium may include a porous layer, fabric, or composite prepreg or likewise. According to one embodiment, an apparatus for directional alignment of nanofiber in a porous medium includes a fluid matrix with nanofibers. A porous medium is provided as well as a device for forcing the fluid matrix radially through the porous medium.