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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2002
Applicants:
Sanjay Rastogi, Eindhoven, NL;
Lada Kurelec, Weert, NL;
Inventors:
Sanjay Rastogi, Eindhoven, NL;
Lada Kurelec, Weert, NL;
Assignee:
DSM IP Assets B.V., Heerlen, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 55/00 (2006.01); B29C 71/00 (2006.01); C08F 110/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a shaped part of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) comprising melt processing, wherein UHMW-PE a) is annealed at a temperature between 130° C. and 136° C., preferably at about 135° C. for at least one hour, b) is converted into a shaped part at a temperature above 142° C.; and c) is cooled down to a temperature below 135° C. The invention further relates to a part like a fiber made with the process and the use of the fiber in a bio medical application.