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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1992
Daniel Graiver, Midland, MI (US);
Arnold W Lomas, Rhodes, MI (US);
Mizu Systems, Inc., Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
This invention provides reinforced composite structures consisting essentially of a matrix and a dispersed phase, where the matrix is a hydrogel containing water and a solubilized vinyl alcohol homopolymer, the dispersed phase contains a plurality of uniformly distributed acicular regions consisting of fibrils formed from a highly oriented crystalline vinyl alcohol polymer, where the diameter of the said fibrils is less than 1 millimeter, the aspect ratio of the fibrils is from 2:1 to 1000:1, and where the composite is characterized by a gradual transition in the degree of crystallinity at the interfaces between the matrix and the fibrils.