Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

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"[0050] Embodiments of the sheath comprise sheets, membranes, fibers, and/or strands of one or more materials that endow the sheath with the abrasion and puncture resistance. Suitable sheets, membranes, fibers, and/or strands comprise at least one of natural polymers, semi-synthetic polymers, synthetic polymers, metal, ceramic, glass, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, and the like. Suitable natural polymers include cellulose, silk, and the like. Semi-synthetic fibers include nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, rayon, and the like. Suitable synthetic fibers include polyester, aromatic polyester, polyamide (NYLON.RTM., DACRON.RTM.), aramid (KEVLAR.RTM.), polyimide, polyolefin, polyethylene (SPECTRA.RTM.), polyurethane, polyurea, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinylidene chloride, polyether amide (PEBAX.RTM.), polyether urethane (PELLETHANE.RTM.), polyacrylate, polyacrylonitrile, acrylic, polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polylactic acid (PLA), poly(diimidazopyridinylene-dihydroxyphenylene) (M-5); poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole) (ZYLON.RTM.), liquid crystal polymer fiber (VECTRAN.RTM.), and the like, and blends, copolymers, composites, and mixtures thereof. Suitable metals include stainless steel, spring steel, nitinol, super elastic materials, amorphous metal alloys, and the like. "