Multifunctional conducting polymer structures
US7463040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01B1/124
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention includes the use of conducting polymers as sensors in distributed sensing systems, as sensors and operating elements in multifunctional devices, and for conducting-polymer based multifunctional sensing fabrics suitable for monitoring humidity, breath, heart rate, blood (location of wounds), blood pressure, skin temperature, weight and movement, in a wearable, electronic embedded sensor system, as examples. A fabric comprising conducting polyaniline fibers that can be used to distribute energy for resistive heating as well as for sensing the fabric temperature is described as an example of a multifunctional sensing fabric.
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