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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2012
Applicant:
Nanopaper, Llc, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Gangadhar Jogikalmath, Cambridge, MA (US);
David S. Soane, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Andrea Schneider, Hyde Park, MA (US);
Assignee:
Nanopaper, LLC, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21H 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides formulations for papermaking and methods for their use. In embodiments, the formulations include a treatment agent and a fluid carrier, where the treatment agent includes a volatile debonder or a polymer composition exhibiting a lower critical solution temperature. Methods for treating a paper product to increase its bulk or its stiffness are also disclosed, in addition to paper products formed from such methods.