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US 2012/0058884 A1Published application
Fiber including silica and metal oxide
AssigneeKorea University Research and Business Foundation
InventorKwangyeol Lee
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Abstract
Techniques for coating a fiber with metal oxide include forming silica in the fiber to fix the metal oxide to the fiber. The coated fiber can be used to facilitate photocatalysis.
Claims20
A fiber comprising:
- a silica phase formed in a core of the fiber;
- and
- a crystalline metal oxide phase formed on the surface of the fiber, wherein the crystalline metal oxide phase is mesoporous.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one fabric pad prepared from a fiber comprising silica and metal oxide, wherein the fiber comprises a silica phase formed in a core of the fiber, and wherein the fiber comprises a metal oxide phase formed on a surface of the fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.