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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Yoshiharu Kimura, Omihachiman, JP;
Yoji Hori, Hiratsuka, JP;
Takasago International Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A biodegradable complex fiber which retains excellent biodegradability and hydrolyzability and has high strength and high melting temperature suitable for practical use and a method for producing the biodegradable complex fiber are provided. The biodegradable complex fiber comprises at least one polymer material selected from the group consisting of a polyglycolic acid, a poly(glycolic acid-co-lactic acid) and polylactic acid as a core component or as a shell component and a polymer material of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) groups or a polymer material of an aliphatic polyester consisting of a dibasic acid and a diol as a shell component or as a core component. The method comprises producing the biodegradable complex fiber by melt spinning.