Patent ID: 11913166
Assignee: MODERN MEADOW, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D  C | IPC C  D

Claim 3:
4. A fiber-reinforced composite material, the material comprising:
a tanned fibrous scaffold comprising a plurality of fibers having a surface functional group,
wherein the plurality of fibers are surrounded by collagen cross-linked to the surface functional group on the plurality of fibers,
wherein the cross-linking between the surface functional group of the plurality of fibers and the collagen is sufficient to create a fiber-reinforced composite material having a tensile strength that is greater than about 1.0 MPa, and
wherein the scaffold comprises a naturally occurring cellulosic fiber containing the surface functional group, further wherein the surface functional group is selected from the group consisting of: an amine, a hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, and combinations thereof.