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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2018
The Secant Group, Llc, Telford, PA (US);
Mevlut Tascan, Perkasie, PA (US);
Kayla Wroblesky, Schwenksville, PA (US);
Todd Crumbling, Perkasie, PA (US);
Michael S. Flemmens, Chicago, IL (US);
THE SECANT GROUP, LLC, Telford, PA (US);
Abstract
A manufacturing process includes spinning at least one continuous poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS)/alginate fiber from a polymeric solution comprising PGS and alginate in water, drafting the at least one continuous PGS/alginate fiber in at least one coagulation bath, and drawing the at least one continuous PGS/alginate fiber from the at least one coagulation bath. A yarn includes at least one continuous PGS fiber. A continuous poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS)/alginate fiber forming system includes a feeding tank holding a polymeric solution of alginate and PGS, a pump, a spinneret, a first coagulation bath, a first winder, a second coagulation bath, a second winder, and a bobbin winder, the system forming at least one continuous PGS/alginate fiber from the polymeric solution of alginate and PGS.