Compact polymeric gel and fibers made therefrom

• Main Authors: MEHTA GAURANG MANILAL, PATEL VIRAL KUMAR, SATPATHY UMA SANKAR, AMIN YOGINI MAHESHBHAI, PATEL NANUBHAI FULJIBHAI, GANDHAM SATYA SRINIVASA RAO, SHAH AMIT KUMAR PUNAMCHAND, SARMA KRISHNA RENGANATH, JASRA RAKSH VIR, MATHUR AJIT BEHARI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.01.2016
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

The present disclosure relates to a compact polymer gel consisting of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), at least one nucleator, at least one filler and at least one fluid medium. The present disclosure also provides a process for the preparation of the compact polymeric gel and fibers from the compact polymeric gel. The fibers prepared in accordance with the present process have tensile strength ranging from 2.5 to 10 GPa and tensile modulus ranging from 110 to 300 GPa.