Consumer products comprising cross-linked carbon nanotube sensors and systems and methods comprising the same

Abstract

A consumer product having a sensor for controlling the operation of the consumer product, a system and method including the consumer product and a sensor are provided. The system and method including a central communication unit capable of receiving incoming signals and sending outgoing instructions from the consumer product and sensor. The central communication unit communicably connected with a memory configured to store an algorithm. The sensor has a cross-linked carbon nanotube network comprising: a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and at least one linker that covalently links adjacent carbon nanotubes. The algorithm controls the consumer product based on incoming signals sent from the sensor to the central communication unit.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.