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US 11,486,063 B2Granted
Insulated nanofiber yarns
AssigneeLintec of America, Inc.
InventorsJulia Bykova, Marcio D. Lima
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Abstract
An insulated nanofiber having a continuous nanofiber collection extending along a longitudinal axis with an outside surface and an inside portion is described. A first material infiltrates the inside portion, where the outside surface of the nanofiber collection is substantially free of the first material. An electrically-insulating second material coats the outside surface of the nanofiber collection. A method of making an insulated nanofiber collection is also disclosed.
Claims6
An insulated nanofiber conductor comprising:
- a continuous nanofiber collection including an assembly of nanofibers oriented so as to extend along a longitudinal axis of the insulated nanofiber conductor and having an outside surface and an inside portion;
- a first material infiltrated into the inside portion of the nanofiber collection, wherein the outside surface of the nanofiber collection is substantially free of the first material and the first material is electrically conductive;
- a second material coating the outside surface of the nanofiber collection, wherein the second material is electrically insulating;
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- a middle layer disposed on the outside surface of the nanofiber collection between the electrically conductive first material and the electrically insulating second material, wherein
- the middle layer comprises a material that is compositionally different from the electrically insulating second material and the first material, and
- an adhesion between the middle layer and the electrically insulating second material is weaker than an adhesion between the middle layer and the first material.
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