NOVEL METHOD TO MANUFACTURE MICROFIBERS AND MICROCAPILLARIES

    公开(公告)号:US20190218687A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-18

    申请号:US16250963

    申请日:2019-01-17

    IPC分类号: D01F6/96 D01D5/24 D01D10/02

    摘要: A parylene microcapillary is manufactured by drawing a polyethylene carbonate (PEC) fiber from a 0° C. solution of 12-25% PEC in chloroform to create a PEC fiber that has a constant diameter over several centimeters. Parylene is deposited in a chamber over the PEC fiber, and then the coated PEC fiber is heated above 180° C. This heating melts and decomposes the PEC fiber such that it self-expels from the coating, leaving a microcapillary. The self-expulsion allows for meters-long lengths of microcapillaries. Alternatively, a serpentine fiber channel of PEC is created by deposition, photolithography, and etching within a sandwich of parylene. It is heated above 180° C. to expel the PEC leaving a hollow channel within a mass of parylene. The resulting microcapillaries may have residues of cyclic ethylene carbonate remaining from the decomposed PEC.

    Method to manufacture microfibers and microcapillaries

    公开(公告)号:US10450677B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-22

    申请号:US16250963

    申请日:2019-01-17

    IPC分类号: D01F6/96 D01D10/02 D01D5/24

    摘要: A parylene microcapillary is manufactured by drawing a polyethylene carbonate (PEC) fiber from a 0° C. solution of 12-25% PEC in chloroform to create a PEC fiber that has a constant diameter over several centimeters. Parylene is deposited in a chamber over the PEC fiber, and then the coated PEC fiber is heated above 180° C. This heating melts and decomposes the PEC fiber such that it self-expels from the coating, leaving a microcapillary. The self-expulsion allows for meters-long lengths of microcapillaries. Alternatively, a serpentine fiber channel of PEC is created by deposition, photolithography, and etching within a sandwich of parylene. It is heated above 180° C. to expel the PEC leaving a hollow channel within a mass of parylene. The resulting microcapillaries may have residues of cyclic ethylene carbonate remaining from the decomposed PEC.