High surface area braids
AssigneeKuraray Co., Ltd.
InventorPatrick Coffey
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are filamentary braids containing a plurality of filamentary elements braided together, where the filamentary elements include one or more main filamentary elements and one or more looped filamentary elements. The looped filamentary elements are arranged in one or more looped structures extending outward from the longitudinal axis formed by the main filamentary elements. The looped filamentary elements are made of a fiber having a tensile modulus of 2.3 GPa or more. Upon application of selective tension to the looped filamentary elements, the looped filamentary elements (i) are collapsible against the main filamentary elements in the filamentary braid and/or (ii) are removable from the filamentary braid.
Claims15
A filamentary braid comprising a plurality of filamentary elements braided together,
- wherein the filamentary elements comprise one or more main filamentary elements and one or more looped filamentary elements,
- wherein the looped filamentary elements are arranged in one or more looped structures extending outward from the longitudinal axis formed by the main filamentary elements,
- wherein the looped filamentary elements are made of a fiber having a tensile modulus of 2.3 GPa or more, and
- wherein, upon application of selective tension to the looped filamentary elements, the looped filamentary elements (i) are collapsible against the main filamentary elements in the filamentary braid and/or (ii) are removable from the filamentary braid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.