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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2010
Tao Xie, Troy, MI (US);
Hamid G. Kia, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Man Zhang, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
John C. Ulicny, Oxford, MI (US);
Tao Xie, Troy, MI (US);
Hamid G. Kia, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Man Zhang, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
John C. Ulicny, Oxford, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A microfibrous article includes a substrate and a plurality of magnetic fibers disposed on the substrate. Each of the plurality of magnetic fibers is individually sheathed with a polymer and includes a plurality of magnetic particles. Further, each of the plurality of magnetic fibers is aligned along a magnetic field and not connected by the polymer to any adjacent magnetic fiber. A method of forming the microfibrous article is also disclosed.