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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2011
Rangaramanujam M. Kannan, Novi, MI (US);
Kevin C. Baker, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Robert Bellair, Warren, MI (US);
Mihai Manitiu, MaComb, MI (US);
Harry Herkowitz, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Rangaramanujam M. Kannan, Novi, MI (US);
Kevin C. Baker, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Robert Bellair, Warren, MI (US);
Mihai Manitiu, MaComb, MI (US);
Harry Herkowitz, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (US);
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Abstract
A biodegradable nanocomposite and a method of forming a biodegradable nanocomposite are provided. In one aspect, the biodegradable nanocomposite includes a biodegradable polymer and a reinforcing agent substantially dispersed throughout the biodegradable polymer by rapid depressurization of a supercritical fluid. The biodegradable nanocomposite further includes a plurality of pores formed in the nanocomposite, the plurality of pores having an average pore size greater than about 100 μm.