Patent ID: 6974862

Claim:
A method of creating a malleable, biocompatible polymer material for the repair or replacement of tissue, comprising the steps of: a. providing a vessel containing a slurry, said slurry comprising a plurality of polymer fibers and at least one suspension fluid, wherein the polymer fibers are substantially evenly dispersed and randomly oriented throughout the volume of the suspension fluid; b. applying a centrifugal force to said vessel containing said slurry in such a way centrifugal force serves to cause said polymer fibers to migrate through the suspension fluid and amass at a furthest extent of the vessel, forming a polymer material, with said polymer material comprising said polymer fibers of sufficient length and sufficiently interlaced and interlocked to retard dissociation of said polymer fibers upon contact with a fluid; c. removing said polymer material from said vessel and from said suspension fluid.