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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel J. Smith, Stow, OH (US);
Woraphon Kataphinan, Akron, OH (US);
Darrell H. Reneker, Akron, OH (US);
Sally Dabney, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
The University of Akron, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 1/700 ;
Abstract
A method of preserving a biological material includes the steps of providing at least one fiber-forming material, mixing at least one biological material, and optionally, one or more additives, to the at least one fiber-forming material to form a mixture, and forming at least one fiber from the mixture, wherein the resulting fiber has a diameter between 0.3 nanometers and about 25 microns. A biological material preserved by this method is also disclosed.