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US 12,552,133 B2Granted
Compositions incorporating silica fibers
AssigneeAmerican Nano, LLC
InventorMitch Dellinger
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include articles incorporating fibrous fragments of mats of silica fibers and methods for producing such articles. The fiber mats may be formed via electrospinning of a sol gel produced with a silicon alkoxide reagent, such as tetraethyl ortho silicate, alcohol solvent, and an acid catalyst.
Claims20
A method of making a composition, the method comprising:
- electrospinning a sol-gel to form a non-woven mat of silica fibers;
- coating at least a portion of the mat with a liquid composition or immersing at least a portion of the mat within a liquid composition;
- and
- curing the liquid composition.
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