| abstract |
The present invention relates to compositions, methods and apparatus for preparing composite materials. A method of fabricating a fibrous monolith composite includes extruding a first material laden composition into a filament, passing the filament through a coextrusion assembly, coating the filament with a second material laden composition as the filament passes through the coextrusion assembly and arranging the coated filament into a desired architecture to form a fibrous monolith composite. A coextrusion assembly (19) includes an extrusion head (21), a tapered nozzle (22), a spinnerette (26), a spinnerette housing (25), a guide rod support (24) and a guide rod (23). |