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The Inventor
Dr. Charles Hassenboehler is currently the president of Big Boomer Technology, a textile technology company, but was most recently a research professor at the University of Tennessee in the Department of Textiles and Nonwovens Development Center (TANDEC). Dr. Hassenboehler received his B.S. in Physics from the University of New Orleans and his Ph. D. in Textile and Nonwovens at the University of Tennessee.
Dr. Larry C. Wadsworth is a Professor Emeritus in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Wadsworth received his B.S. in textile chemistry from North Carolina State University, his M.S. in textile technology from the Institute of Textile Technology, and his Ph. D. in Fiber and Polymer Science from North Carolina State University. His research interests include meltblown carbon fibers, development of cardiovascular stints and grafts, and composite nonwoven fibers of spun-melt cotton.
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Laminated Nonwoven Fiber Webs
Engineering Technologies for Licensing
The Technology
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have discovered both a planar consolidated multilayer web with reduced pore sizes and a method for forming such web. By selecting a precursor laminated nonwoven web and post-drawing the web, the synthetic man-made fibers of the precursor web are restructured to create a new laminated web with unique measurements and positive benefits. Improved characteristics compared to conventional fibers include smaller pore size, greater absorption, better elastic recovery, higher strength, faster wicking, improved breathability and stronger barrier properties.
Benefits
- Improved particle removal efficiency in filtration.
- Demonstrates increased strength and elasticity of fibers.
- Exhibits desirable properties of both a woven web of natural fibers and the economic advantages of a non-woven web of man-made fibers.