Patent ID: 9005510
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: D01D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process for forming polymer fibers, the process comprising: (a) providing a colloidal dispersion of at least one essentially water-insoluble polymer in an aqueous medium; and (b) electrospinning the colloidal dispersion, wherein the at least one essentially water-insoluble polymer comprises a component selected from the group consisting of polyp-xylylene), polyesters, polyethers, polyethylene, polypropylene, poly(ethylene/propylene) (EPDM), polyolefins, polycarbonates, polyurethanes, natural polymers, polycarboxylic acids, polysulfonic acids, sulfated polysaccharides, polylactides, polyglycosides, polyamides, poly(alkyl)styrenes, polyacrylonitriles, polyacrylamides, polyimides, polyphenylenes, polysilanes, polysiloxanes, polybenzimidazoles, polybenzothiazoles, polyoxazoles, polysulfides, polyesteramides, polyarylenevinylenes, polyether ketones, polyurethanes, polysulfones, ormocerenes, silicones, fully aromatic copolyesters, poly(alkyl) acrylates, poly(alkyl) methacrylates, polyhydroxyethyl methacrylates, polyethylene terephthalates, polybutylene terephthalate, polymethacrylonitriles, polyvinyl acetates, polyisoprene, neoprene, Buna N, polybutadiene, polytetrafluoroethylene, modified and unmodified celluloses, homo- and copolymers of α-olefins, and combinations thereof.