2016-08-242016-08-241993-07-06http://hdl.handle.net/10919/72802A method for blending polymeric materials includes the steps of producing a melt stream of a first polymer from a first extruder (12) and a separate melt stream of a second polymer from a second extruder (14), joining the melt streams at a T-junction (16), distributing the first polymer within said second polymer using a static mixer (10), and extruding the blend through a die (18). In particular, using this method liquid crystal polymer fiber reinforcement can be formed in-situ within a matrix material.application/pdfen-USPatenthttp://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/88/254/052/0.pdf7694123525/132525/425525/437525/444525/450C08L23/12C08L67/02C08L101/00C08L2205/12C08L2666/18C08L2666/145225488