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US 12,331,435 · App. 17/232,095 · Granted Jun 17, 2025
Multi-functional electronic textiles employing silver nanowire composite sensors and related methods
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Abstract
Multi-functional electronic textiles employing nanocomposite pattern elements and related methods are provided. An exemplary method for producing a textile product with an integrated electrical device includes applying conductive nanowires to a substrate to form a conductive nanowire network on the substrate and applying a thermoplastic elastomer to the nanowire network to form a nanocomposite layer on top of the substrate. The method also includes cutting the nanocomposite layer into a desired pattern to form an electrical device and transferring the electrical device from the substrate onto a textile fabric.
Claims (11)
1. A textile material product with an integrated electrical device, the textile material product comprising:
a textile material; and
an electrical device comprising a patch laminated to the textile material, wherein the electrical device comprises a network of silver nanowires forming a layer and coated with a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) to form a nanocomposite layer, which is cut into a pattern to form an electrical device, wherein the network of silver nanowires extends to an edge of the TPU of the electrical device, and wherein the electrical device is bonded to the textile material to form an electronically integrated textile product, wherein the pattern comprises one of a coil pattern and a fractal pattern.
2. The textile material product of claim 1 wherein the textile material comprises a stretchable fabric.
3. The textile material product of claim 1 wherein the electrical device comprises a sensor device.
4. The textile material product of claim 3 wherein the sensor device comprises at least one of a capacitive strain gauge, an angular velocity sensor, an electrocardiogramansor, or an electromyography sensor.
5. The textile material product of claim 1 wherein the nanocomposite layer is formed via a curing of the thermoplastic elastomer around the nanostructure network.
6. The textile material product of claim 1 wherein the electrical device comprises a resistive heater.
7. The textile material product of claim 1 wherein the electrical device is heat press laminated to the textile material.
8. The textile material product of claim 1 wherein the pattern comprises the coil pattern.
9. The textile material product of claim 1 wherein the pattern comprises the fractal pattern.
Assignments (3)
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Recorded May 3, 2022
From: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH
To: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
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CONFIRMATORY LICENSE
Recorded May 3, 2022
From: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH
To: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Apr 18, 2021
From: ZHU, YONG; YAO, SHANSHAN
To: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application
63011262
· Apr 16, 2020
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