An improved process for producing a consolidated polymeric monolith from an assembly of thermoplastic polymer fibers. The assembly is placed under pressure to fill a majority of the voids thereof by mechanical deformation of the fibers, and heated to a temperature too low to melt the fibers at the deformation...http://www.google.com/patents/US6132657?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6132657 - Process for producing polymeric materials
