COMPACT POLYMERIC GEL AND FIBERS MADE THEREFROM

• Main Authors: SHAH, AMIT KUMAR PUNAMCHAND, MEHTA GAURANG MANILAL, SATPATHY UMA SANKAR, AMIN YOGINI MAHESHBHAI, PATEL NANUBHAI FULJIBHAI, GANDHAM SATYA SRINIVASA RAO, JASRA, RAKSH VIR, SARMA KRISHNA RENGANATH, PATEL, VIRALKUMAR, MATHUR AJIT BEHARI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 30.03.2016
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBONFILAMENTS; CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS,THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SPINNING; TEXTILES; 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.