Patent ID: 11898274
Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC D  A | IPC A  D

Claim 0:
1. A hydrogel-forming multicomponent fiber, comprising:
at least one first fiber component; and
at least one second fiber component,
wherein the first fiber component is produced from a first polymer component comprising at least one ionic cellulose ether, nonionic cellulose ether, or a combination thereof having a water solubility of more than 50% by weight,
wherein the second fiber component is produced from a second polymer component comprising cellulose,
wherein the first and the second fiber components are present as a mixed phase wherein the first and the second fiber components form entanglement networks, looping networks, or a combination thereof with one another, and
wherein the multicomponent fiber has a water solubility of less than 15% by weight.