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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
J. Jenny Yuan, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Arindam Datta, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Dennis D. Jamiolkowski, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/22 ; C08L 2/300 ; C08L 2/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/22 ; C08L 2/300 ; C08L 2/304 ;
Abstract
Composite materials formed from biocompatible polymer fibers and biodegradable polymers are disclosed. The heat treatment conditions for the reinforcing fibers are described so that the mechanical properties of the fibers can be retained during composite consolidation process. The processing conditions and set-ups to consolidations are constrained to the temperatures lower than fiber heat treatment temperatures. The reinforcing fibers are restrained under tension so that the minimum relaxation occurs during consolidation process.