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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2021
3dbiofibr Inc., Halifax, CA;
John Paul Frampton, IV, Halifax, CA;
Gurkaran Chowdhry, Halifax, CA;
Samuel James Baldwin, Halifax, CA;
Laurent Kreplak, Halifax, CA;
Neha Nauman, Halifax, CA;
3DBIOFIBR INC., Halifax, CA;
Abstract
A process for producing a polymer strand involves: inserting a nucleation element into a pre-strand composition, the pre-strand composition comprising a polymer mixed with a solvent, the polymer having a concentration in the pre-strand composition that is greater than or equal to an overlap concentration (c*) of the polymer in the pre-strand composition; and, withdrawing the nucleation element from the pre-strand composition so that a strand comprising the polymer is pulled by the nucleation element from the pre-strand composition, the nucleation element being withdrawn at a rate such that a pull time (τ) of the nucleation element is less than reptation time (τ) required to relax polymer entanglements in the pre-strand composition, thereby inducing a viscoelastic response in the pre-strand composition as the strand is pulled by the nucleation element from the pre-strand composition.