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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Robin E. Wright, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Mahfuza B. Ali, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Jessica M. Buchholz, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Louis C. Haddad, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Linda K. M. Olson, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Matthew T. Scholz, Woodbury, MN (US);
Narina Y. Stepanova, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Michael J. Svarovsky, Eagan, MN (US);
Richard L. Walter, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Caroline M. Ylitalo, Stillwater, MN (US);
Diane R. Wolk, Woodbury, MN (US);
Yifan Zhang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Robin E. Wright, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Mahfuza B. Ali, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Jessica M. Buchholz, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Louis C. Haddad, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Linda K. M. Olson, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Matthew T. Scholz, Woodbury, MN (US);
Narina Y. Stepanova, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Michael J. Svarovsky, Eagan, MN (US);
Richard L. Walter, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Caroline M. Ylitalo, Stillwater, MN (US);
Diane R. Wolk, Woodbury, MN (US);
Yifan Zhang, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Polymeric fibers and methods of making the polymeric fibers are described. The polymeric fibers are crosslinked hydrogels or dried hydrogels that are prepared from a precursor composition that contains polymerizable material having an average number of ethylenically unsaturated groups per monomer molecule greater than 1.0. The polymeric fibers can contain an optional active agent.