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US 2018/0005728 A1Published application
Cable jacket having designed microstructures and methods for making cable jackets having designed microstructures
AssigneeDow Global Technologies LLC
InventorsMohamed Esseghir, Wenyi Huang, Joseph Dooley, Chang Dong Lee, Saswati Pujari, Chester J. Kmiec
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Abstract
Coated conductors comprising a conductor and elongated polymeric coatings at least partially surrounding the conductor, where the elongated polymeric coatings comprise a polymeric matrix material and a plurality of microcapillaries containing an elastomeric polymeric material. Also disclosed are dies and methods for making such coated conductors.
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A coated conductor, comprising:
- (a) a conductor;
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- (b) an elongated polymeric coating surrounding at least a portion of said conductor,
- wherein said elongated polymeric coating comprises a polymeric matrix material and a plurality of microcapillaries which extend substantially in the direction of elongation of said elongated polymeric coating,
- wherein at least a portion of said microcapillaries contain a polymeric microcapillary material,
- wherein said polymeric microcapillary material is an elastomer.
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