US 12,331,435 B2
Multi-functional electronic textiles employing silver nanowire composite sensors and related methods
Yong Zhu, Apex, NC (US); and Shanshan Yao, Coram, NY (US)
Assigned to NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed by North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/232,095.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/011,262, filed on Apr. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0324550 A1, Oct. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. D03D 1/00 (2006.01); A41D 1/00 (2018.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); D01F 8/04 (2006.01); D06M 10/06 (2006.01)
CPC D03D 1/0088 (2013.01) [B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); D01F 8/04 (2013.01); D06M 10/06 (2013.01); A41D 1/002 (2013.01); A61B 5/6804 (2013.01); D10B 2401/16 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A textile material product with an integrated electrical device, the textile material product comprising:
a textile material; and
an electrical device comprising a patch laminated to the textile material, wherein the electrical device comprises a network of silver nanowires forming a layer and coated with a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) to form a nanocomposite layer, which is cut into a pattern to form an electrical device, wherein the network of silver nanowires extends to an edge of the TPU of the electrical device, and wherein the electrical device is bonded to the textile material to form an electronically integrated textile product, wherein the pattern comprises one of a coil pattern and a fractal pattern.