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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2011
Yong K. Wu, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael D. Crandall, North Oaks, MN (US);
Rudolf J. Dams, Antwerp, BE;
Michelle M. Hewitt, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Ignatius A. Kadoma, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Siegmund Papp, Woodbury, MN (US);
Jay M. Jennen, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Sasha B. Myers, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Yong K. Wu, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael D. Crandall, North Oaks, MN (US);
Rudolf J. Dams, Antwerp, BE;
Michelle M. Hewitt, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Ignatius A. Kadoma, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Siegmund Papp, Woodbury, MN (US);
Jay M. Jennen, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Sasha B. Myers, Arden Hills, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
There is provided a controlled degradation fiber and methods of making such controlled degradation fiber, wherein at least one first material and at least one second material are selected such that the fiber has a weight loss of greater than 6 wt. % and less than 60 wt. % based on the total weight of the fiber after one week at 130° C. in the presence of water.