	US 12,251,101 B1
	Surgical nano-biothread made from cellulose fiber
Abm Sharif Hossain, Riyadh (SA); Hassan Ahmed Alrudayni, Riyadh (SA); Mohammed Saad Aleissa, Riyadh (SA); and Fazliny Abdul Rahman, Kota Damansara (MY)
Assigned to IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed by IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/735,698.
Int. Cl. D01F 2/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61L 17/10 (2006.01); C08B 15/00 (2006.01); C08K 5/00 (2006.01); C08L 1/02 (2006.01); D01D 1/02 (2006.01); D01F 1/06 (2006.01); D01F 1/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC A61B 17/06166 (2013.01) [A61L 17/10 (2013.01); C08B 15/00 (2013.01); C08K 5/0041 (2013.01); C08L 1/02 (2013.01); D01D 1/02 (2013.01); D01F 1/06 (2013.01); D01F 1/10 (2013.01); D01F 2/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); C08L 2201/06 (2013.01); C08L 2203/02 (2013.01); C08L 2203/12 (2013.01); C08L 2205/025 (2013.01); C08L 2205/035 (2013.01); D10B 2201/22 (2013.01); D10B 2509/04 (2013.01)]

10 Claims

1. A method of making a nanobiothread, comprising:

a. providing a mixture of waste palm tree stems and waste banana flower bracts;

b. acid hydrolyzing the mixture;

c. pyrolyzing the mixture to obtain a nanoscale cellulose blend;

d. mixing the nanoscale cellulose blend with a plasticizer to obtain a nanoscale polymer; and

e. casting the nanoscale polymer using a syringe and needle to obtain the nanobiothread.