ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,233,185, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Embody Inc. (Norfolk, Va.).
"Microfluidic extrusion" was invented by Michael P. Francis (Norfolk, Va.), Stella Petrova (Blacksburg, Va.) and Nicholas Thayer (Morrisville, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing a bundle of biopolymer fibers. Biopolymer is dissolved in acid in a closed container made of materials inert to the acid and to the collagen to form a biopolymer solution. The solution is stirred, then centrifuged to degas it. The degassed solution is put into syringes on a holder. The number of syringes equals the number of fibers in the bundle. The syringes are mount...