Materials incorporating light actuated fluoroazobenzenes
US10390531B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD03D15/50
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure generally provide compositions and methods involving textiles that repel insects by vibrations and oscillations. The random and chaotic oscillations are caused by molecular bond isomerizations in the textile material driven by visible light, such as sunlight.
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