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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2019
Applicant:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Luca Cera, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kevin Kit Parker, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01D 1/02 (2006.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); D01D 5/06 (2006.01); D01F 4/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01D 1/02 (2013.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); D01D 5/06 (2013.01); D01F 4/00 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); D10B 2211/02 (2013.01); D10B 2401/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for preparing an alpha-keratin solution comprising alpha-keratin protofibrils and intermediate filaments in liquid crystal phase and uses thereof for fabricating, e.g., shape-memory polymeric fibers, yarns, threads, fabrics, structures and objects.