Thermoregulating therapeutic yarn, smart fabric including the yarn and articles made therefrom
AssigneeSupreme Corporation
InventorsRakkiyappan CHANDRAN, Matthew KOLMES
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Abstract
The present invention provides a thermoregulating therapeutic yarn. The yarn includes a first plurality of fibers, a second plurality of fibers, and nanoparticles. The second plurality of fibers comprises a carbon material. The first and second pluralities of fibers together form a yarn structure. The nanoparticles are adhered to outer surfaces of the first plurality of fibers, second plurality of fibers, or the yarn structure and are capable of upconverting incident wavelengths.
Claims52
A thermoregulating therapeutic yarn comprising:
- a first plurality of fibers;
- a second plurality of fibers comprising a carbon material, wherein the first and second pluralities of fibers together form a yarn structure;
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- nanoparticles adhered to outer surfaces of the first plurality of fibers, second plurality of fibers, or the yarn structure formed therefrom, wherein the nanoparticles are capable of upconverting incident wavelengths.
A method of forming a thermoregulating therapeutic yarn comprising:
- forming a yarn structure from a first plurality of fibers and a second plurality of fibers, the second fiber comprising a carbon material;
- applying a bonding agent mixture to the yarn structure, the bonding agent mixture comprising a bonding agent and nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles are capable of upconverting incident wavelengths;
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- curing the bonding agent mixture to the yarn structure to form the thermoregulating therapeutic yarn.
A method of forming a thermoregulating therapeutic yarn comprising:
- applying a bonding agent mixture to a first plurality of fibers, the bonding agent mixture comprising a bonding agent and nanoparticles;
- curing the bonding agent mixture to the first plurality of fibers;
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- forming a yarn structure from the first plurality of fibers comprising the cured bonding agent mixture and from a second plurality of fibers to form the thermoregulating therapeutic yarn, wherein the first plurality of fibers or the second plurality of fibers comprises a carbon material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.