Patent ID: 11878083
Assignee: CONVATEC TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  D | IPC A  B  D

Claim 12:
13. A method of preparing multi-component pectin fibres, the method comprising:
preparing a first fibre component solution comprising pectin and a sacrificial proteinaceous material;
preparing a second fibre component solution comprising pectin, the sacrificial proteinaceous material, and carboxymethyl cellulose fibre;
preparing a third fibre component solution comprising pectin, the sacrificial proteinaceous material, and alginate;
mixing the first fibre component solution, the second fibre component solution, and the third fibre component solution to form a dope;
forcing the dope through a spinneret; and
crosslinking the dope with a source of divalent ions to form fibres,
wherein the multi-component pectin fibres comprise:
a first fibre component consisting of pectin and gelatin;
a second fibre component consisting of gelatin, pectin, and carboxymethyl cellulose fibre; and
a third fibre component consisting of gelatin, pectin, and alginate.