CPC G02F 1/0115 (2013.01) [D01F 8/04 (2013.01); D03D 15/283 (2021.01); D03D 15/547 (2021.01); D10B 2401/16 (2013.01); D10B 2401/20 (2013.01)] | 2 Claims |
1. A method of making a flexible color-changing fiber comprising:
coating at least a portion of a surface of a conductive core strand with capsules including an electrophoretic medium to create a coated core strand;
drying the capsules including an electrophoretic medium onto the surface of the conductive core strand to create a dried coated core strand;
inserting the dried coated core strand through a preform comprising a conductive wire; and
drawing down the preform to form a fiber comprising an annular wall, such that the conductive wire extends axially through the annular wall and the dried coated core strand extends axially through a central portion of the fiber.
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