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US 2020/0283930 A1Published application
Mechanoluminescence polymer doped fabrics and methods of making
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsKaren Lozano, Yuanbing Mao, Carlos Hernandez, Misael E. Martinez, Mark Anthony Ruiz, Jorge Ernesto Vidal, Jose Zuniga
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Abstract
Described herein is the application of centrifugal spinning to provide a flexible mechanoluminescent material composed of rare earth metal doped fibers. Rare earth metal doped fibers are formed, in one embodiment, by centrifugal spinning.
Claims13
A method of producing mechanoluminescent fibers, comprising:
- placing a solution comprising a polymer and a rare earth complex into a body of a fiber producing device, the body comprising one or more openings;
- rotating the fiber producing device at a speed sufficient to cause the solution in the body to be passed through one or more openings to produce rare earth metal doped fibers;
- collecting at least a portion of the produced rare earth metal doped fibers.
A mechanoluminescent material comprising rare earth metal doped woven and nonwoven fibers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.