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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2006
Applicants:
Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Cary, NC (US);
Walter Chappas, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Cary, NC (US);
Walter Chappas, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a high surface area fiber and textiles made from the same. In one preferred embodiment the fiber has a middle region with a plurality of projections that define a plurality of channels, which increases the surface area of the fiber. In one preferred embodiment, the fiber has a specific surface area of about 140,000 cm/g or higher and a denier of about 1.0 to about 2.0. The fiber of the present invention is made using a bicomponent extrusion process using a thermoplastic polymer and a dissolvable sheath.