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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2009
Fabrice Axisa, Sacierges-Saint-Martin, FR;
Pritesh Dagur, Nacka, SE;
Jan Vanfleteren, Gentbrugge, BE;
Fabrice Axisa, Sacierges-Saint-Martin, FR;
Pritesh Dagur, Nacka, SE;
Jan Vanfleteren, Gentbrugge, BE;
IMEC, Leuven, BE;
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, BE;
Abstract
A method is provided for fabricating a porous elastomer, the method comprising the steps of: providing a predetermined amount of a liquid elastomer and a predetermined amount of a porogen; mixing the liquid elastomer and the porogen in vacuum until a homogenous emulsion without phase separation is formed; curing the homogenous emulsion until polymerizations of the emulsion is reached, thereby forming a cured emulsion; and removing the porogen from the cured emulsion. The method can advantageously be used for forming biocompatible porous elastomers and biocompatible porous membranes.