Patent ID: 7815826

Claim:
A method of fabricating an article of manufacture, the method comprising: a. forming at least one particle mixture by mixing particles of an organic-solvent-soluble, water-insoluble material and particles of a water-soluble, organic-solvent-insoluble material; b. manufacturing an article by causing particles of the water-soluble, organic-solvent-insoluble material in the particle mixture to bind to other particles of the water-soluble, organic-solvent-insoluble material to form a water-soluble, organic-solvent-insoluble structure that also binds particles of the organic-solvent-soluble, water-insoluble material; c. forming a film of the organic-solvent-soluble, water-insoluble material by causing particles of the organic-solvent-soluble, water-insoluble material to soften and at least partially flow to form a film adjacent to surfaces of the water-soluble, organic-solvent-insoluble material; and d. providing conditions such that the organic-solvent-soluble, water-insoluble material hardens.