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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2021
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Wout De Backer, Columbia, SC (US);
Valerie Kay, Summerfield, NC (US);
Michael Van Tooren, Elgin, SC (US);
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Abstract
A composite fiber for use in additive manufacturing such as fused filament fabrication is described along with methods of its construction and use. The composite fiber includes a single continuous fiber (e.g., a continuous carbon roving) and a polymer (e.g., a high glass transition polymer) in intimate contact. The composite fiber is formed through immersion of the continuous fiber in a series of two or more solutions that together include monomer(s), catalysts, or other materials for generating the polymer as the continuous fiber moves through the solutions.