Charge-generating thread for bacterium-countermeasure, cloth for bacterium-countermeasure, cloth, clothing article, medical member, charge-generating thread that acts on living body, and charge-generating thread for substance-adsorption
A charge-generating thread for bacterium-countermeasure that includes a charge-generating fiber. The charge-generating fiber generates a charge by energy imparted from the outside of the fiber so as to restrain the proliferation of bacteria by the generated charge.
1. A charge-generating thread for bacterium-countermeasure, the charge-generating thread comprising a plurality of twisted charge-generating piezoelectric fibers constructed to generate a charge by energy imparted from outside of the fiber, and the charge-generating thread not having a core thread extending linearly along the axis direction of the charge-generating thread.
2. The charge-generating thread for bacterium-countermeasure according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of twisted charge-generating fibers comprise a piezoelectric substance that is twisted around the axis direction of the charge-generating thread.
3. The charge-generating thread for bacterium-countermeasure according to claim 2 , wherein the piezoelectric substance comprises polylactic acid.
4. A cloth for bacterium-countermeasure comprising a plurality of the charge-generating threads according to claim 1 , the plurality of threads being in a woven configuration.
5. A cloth comprising:
a first thread, the first thread comprising a plurality of twisted charge-generating piezoelectric fibers constructed to generate a first charge by energy imparted from outside of the first thread, and the first thread not having a core thread extending linearly along the axis direction of the first thread; and
a second thread that is woven with the first thread.
6. The cloth according to claim 5 , wherein the first thread and the second thread are configured to generate an electric field therebetween due to a difference in electric potential between the first thread and the second thread.
7. The cloth according to claim 5 , wherein the first thread and the second thread are configured to generate a current due to a difference in electric potential between the first thread and the second thread.
8. The cloth according to claim 5 , wherein the second thread generates a second charge by energy imparted from outside of the second thread.
9. The cloth according to claim 8 , wherein the second thread comprises a piezoelectric substance.
10. The cloth according to claim 8 , wherein the first charge is different in polarity from the second charge.
11. The cloth according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of twisted charge-generating fibers comprise a piezoelectric substance.
12. The cloth according to claim 11 , wherein the piezoelectric substance is a piezoelectric polymer.
13. The cloth according to claim 12 , wherein the piezoelectric polymer comprises polylactic acid.
14. The cloth according to claim 5 , wherein a plurality of the first thread are arranged in parallel with a plurality of the second thread in the cloth.
15. The cloth according to claim 5 , wherein a plurality of the first thread are arranged to cross a plurality of the second thread.
16. The cloth according to claim 5 , further comprising a third thread, and wherein the first thread, the second thread, and the third thread are braided together.
17. A clothing article comprising the cloth according to claim 5 .
18. A medical member comprising the cloth article according to claim 5 .
19. A charge-generating thread that acts on a living body, the charge-generating thread comprising a plurality of twisted charge-generating piezoelectric fibers that generate a charge by energy imparted from outside of the fiber, and the charge-generating thread not having a core thread extending linearly along the axis direction of the charge-generating thread.
20. A charge-generating thread for substance-adsorption, the charge-generating thread comprising a plurality of twisted charge-generating piezoelectric fibers that generate a charge by energy imparted from outside of the fiber, and the charge-generating thread not having a core thread extending linearly along the axis direction of the charge-generating thread.
21. A charge-generating thread for bacterium-countermeasure, the charge-generating thread comprising a plurality of charge-generating piezoelectric fibers each constructed to generate a charge by energy imparted from outside of the fiber, the plurality of charge-generating fibers each having a plurality of sections thereof arranged in a direction that is not parallel to an axis direction of the charge-generating thread, and the charge-generating thread not having a core thread extending linearly along the axis direction of the charge-generating thread.
22. An electric potential generating thread for bacterium-countermeasure, the electric potential generating thread comprising a plurality of twisted electric potential generating piezoelectric fibers constructed to generate an electric potential by a force imparted from outside of the fiber, and the electric potential generating thread not having a core thread extending linearly along the axis direction of the electric potential generating thread.
23. The electric potential generating thread for bacterium-countermeasure according to claim 22 , wherein the plurality of twisted electric potential generating fibers comprise a piezoelectric substance that is twisted around the axis direction of the electric potential generating thread.
24. The electric potential generating thread for bacterium-countermeasure according to claim 23 , wherein the piezoelectric substance comprises polylactic acid.
25. A cloth for bacterium-countermeasure comprising a plurality of the electric potential generating threads according to claim 22 , the plurality of electric potential generating threads being in a woven configuration.
26. A cloth comprising:
a first thread, the first thread comprising a plurality of twisted electric potential generating piezoelectric fibers constructed to generate a first electric potential by a force imparted from outside of the first thread, and the first thread not having a core thread extending linearly along the axis direction of the first thread; and
a second thread that is woven with the first thread.
27. The cloth according to claim 26 , wherein the first thread and the second thread are configured to generate an electric field therebetween due to a difference in the generated electric potential between the first thread and the second thread.
28. The cloth according to claim 26 , wherein the first thread and the second thread are configured to generate a current due to a difference in the generated electric potential between the first thread and the second thread.
29. The cloth according to claim 26 , wherein the second thread generates a second electrical potential by a force imparted from outside of the second thread.
30. The cloth according to claim 29 , wherein the second thread comprises a piezoelectric substance.
31. The cloth according to claim 29 , wherein the first electrical potential is different from the second electrical potential.
32. The cloth according to claim 26 , wherein the plurality of twisted electric potential generating fibers comprise a piezoelectric substance.
33. The cloth according to claim 32 , wherein the piezoelectric substance is a piezoelectric polymer.
34. The cloth according to claim 33 , wherein the piezoelectric polymer comprises polylactic acid.
35. The cloth according to claim 26 , wherein a plurality of the first thread are arranged in parallel with a plurality of the second thread in the cloth.
36. The cloth according to claim 26 , wherein a plurality of the first thread are arranged to cross a plurality of the second thread.
37. The cloth according to claim 26 , further comprising a third thread, and wherein the first thread, the second thread, and the third thread are braided together.
38. A clothing article comprising the cloth according to claim 26 .
39. A medical member comprising the cloth article according to claim 26 .