US4721732A
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Polymeric articles and methods of manufacture thereof
Assignee: Scimat Ltd
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Filing: 1986-04-30
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Granted: 1988-01-26
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Expires: 2006-04-30
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides a method for the preparation of an article from a blend of at least two molecularly compatible polymers by treating the blend with a solvent which is a solvent for one of the polymers and a non-solvent for the other. The solvent can be removed while the article is restrained from undergoing substantial shrinkage, in which case a microporous article is obtained. Alternatively, the solvent can be removed while the article is permitted to shrink. In this case high shrinkage force (also referred to as recovery force) results which can be utilized to apply the article to a substrate. The final and intermediate articles are novel. In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a microporous article having an average pore size of about 0.005 microns to about 1 micron.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert S. Dubrow
- 👤 Michael F. Froix
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:24
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/26; B; B29; B29C; B29C61/00; B29C61/003; B29K; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/04; C08J2201/00; C08J2201/04; C08J2201/046; C08J2201/0462; C08J2205/00; C08J2205/04; C08J2205/042; C08J2327/00; C08J2327/02; C08J2327/12; C08J2327/16; C08J2371/00; C08J2371/08; C08J2371/10; C08J2371/12; C08J2433/00; C08J2433/04; C08J2433/06; C08J2433/10; C08J2433/12; C08J2479/00; C08J2479/04; C08J2479/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for preparing a microporous article which comprises (a) forming a blend comprising a thermoplastic first polymer and a thermoplastic second polymer, which are molecularly compatible with each other and are selected from the following first and second polymer combinations; (i) poly(vinylidene fluoride) first polymer and poly(methyl methacrylate) second polymer, (ii) poly(vinyl chloride) first polymer and polycaprolactone second polymer, (iii) polystryrene first polymer and poly(phenylene oxide) second polymer, and (iv) polyetherimide first polymer and poly(aryl ether ketone) second polymer; (b) forming the blend into a shaped article of predetermined dimensions; and (c) treating the shaped article with a solvent which is a non-solvent for one of the molecularly compatible polymers and a solvent for the other.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for preparing a microporous article which comprises (a) forming a blend comprising a thermoplastic first polymer and a thermoplastic second polymer, which are molecularly compatible with each other and are selected from the following first and second polymer combinations; (i) poly(vinylidene fluoride) first polymer and poly(methyl methacrylate) second polymer, (ii) poly(vinyl chloride) first polymer and polycaprolactone second polymer, (iii) polystryrene first polymer and poly(phenylene oxide) second polymer, and (iv) polyetherimide first polymer and poly(aryl ether ketone) second polymer; (b) forming the blend into a shaped article of predetermined dimensions; and (c) treating the shaped article with a solvent which is a non-solvent for one of the molecularly compatible polymers and a solvent for the other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 which further comprises the step of removing said solvent while retaining the article in substantially the predetermined dimensions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 which further comprises the step of removing the solvent while permitting the article to shrink.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the first polymer is a polyvinylidene fluoride and the second polymer is a poly(methyl methacrylate).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the first polymer is a polyvinylchloride and the second polymer is a polycaprolactone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the first polymer is a polystyrene and the second polymer is a poly(phenylene oxide).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the first polymer is a polyetherimide and the second polymer is a poly(aryl ether ketone).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the poly(aryl ether ketone) has a repeat unit selected from the group consisting of ##STR13##
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the polyetherimide is of the formula: ##STR14##
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the article is a membrane from about 1 micron to about 500 microns thick.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein the membrane is from about 10 to about 100 microns thick.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the article has a pore size of from about 0.005 micron to about 1 micron.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the article has a pore size of from about 0.01 to 0.1 microns.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 1 the treating solvent is removed by washing with a second solvent which is miscible with the treating solvent.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the mole percent of the polymer to be leached out is from about 30 to about 70 mol percent of the polymer soluble in the solvent is removed by the steps of treating the article with the solvent and then removing the solvent.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method to claim 1 wherein the article shrinks from about 10% to about 30% on removal of the solvent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the polymer which is insoluble in the solvent is in a partially crystalline state.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein a polymer is made insoluble by crosslinking.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said blend further comprises one or more additional polymers.
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