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US 2020/0345475 A1Published application
Carbon nanotube sheet wrapping muscles
AssigneeLintec of America, Inc.
InventorsMarcio Dias Lima, Julia Bykova, Marilu Guerrero
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Abstract
A carbon nanotube (CNT) muscle device includes a first CNT yarn. The first CNT yarn includes: one or more first CNT sheets wrapped in the form of a tube; and a first guest actuation material infiltrating the one or more first CNT sheets.
Claims18
A carbon nanotube (CNT) muscle device comprising:
- a first CNT yarn comprising:
- one or more first CNT sheets wrapped in the form of a tube;
- and
- a first guest actuation material infiltrating the one or more first CNT sheets.
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A method of manufacturing a carbon nanotube (CNT) muscle device, the method comprising:
- wrapping one or more first CNT sheets around a core fiber;
- and
- infiltrating the one or more first CNT sheets with a first guest actuation material to create a first CNT yarn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.