Protective masks made with polymer-based materials
AssigneeNanoshields Technology Limited
InventorsSiu Wah Wong, Ho Wang Tong, Chi Hang Yu, Yu Hang Leung, Wing Man Chan
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Abstract
Provided herein are protective masks made with polymer-based materials and methods of forming the materials. Methods of forming the interlaced polymer-based materials comprise applying adhesive to a substrate, electrospinning a first polymer solution onto the substrate from a first group of spinning electrodes, electrospinning a second polymer solution onto the substrate from a second group of spinning electrodes, and applying hot air to dry the polymer-based materials electrospun from the first polymer solution and the second polymer solution to form the interlaced polymer-based materials.
Claims17
A method of forming an interlaced structure of polymer-based materials, comprising:
- applying adhesive to a substrate;
- electrospinning a first polymer solution onto said substrate from a first group of spinning electrodes;
- electrospinning a second polymer solution onto said substrate from a second group of spinning electrodes, wherein said first group of spinning electrodes and said second group of spinning electrodes are located adjacent to each other, and
- applying hot air to dry the polymer-based materials electrospun from said first polymer solution and said second polymer solution;
- wherein throughout the whole process, said substrate moves in a direction from the first group of spinning electrodes to the second group of spinning electrodes such that a layer of fibers from the first polymer solution is formed on said substrate and a layer of fibers from the second polymer solution is formed on said layer of fibers from the first polymer;
- whereby an interlaced structure comprising the fibers from the first polymer solution and the fibers from the second polymer solution is formed between the layer of fibers from the first polymer solution and the layer of fibers from the second polymer solution.
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