Abstract: The present invention is directed to a high surface area fiber and method for making the same. The fiber includes a co-extruded internal fiber and an external sheath that is washed with a solvent to remove the dissolvable external sheath, the resulting fiber having a longitudinal axis and a cross-section, the cross-section having a middle region and projections extending from the middle region.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 27, 2012
Publication date:
June 14, 2012
Applicants:
ALLASSO INDUSTRIES, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY