A mesh belt used in a process for producing a water absorbing body which is formed by warps and wefts being woven with each other. One or more yarns which constitute(s) the warps or the wefts emerging on at least a transporting surface side of the mesh belt is made of an electrically conductive material.

A wearable electronic fabric comprises a woven fabric formed from a plurality of interlaced threads. The plurality of interlaced threads comprise a plurality of warp threads interlaced with a plurality of weft threads. The woven fabric has a top face and a bottom face. A plurality of conductive threads is included among the plurality of interlaced threads at predetermined intervals and interlacing angles to provide a pattern of connection locations. The connection locations are located at regular intervals on at least one of the top face and the bottom face of the woven fabric.

A photobioreactor is described for cultivating phototrophic organisms and in particular a mat, as can be used in one such photobioreactor. The mat has a plurality of first fibres which are light conductive along their longitudinal direction and are constructed to decouple light conducted in the longitudinal direction laterally, at least somewhat transversely to the longitudinal direction. The mat furthermore has a plurality of second fibres which are electrically conductive along their longitudinal direction. With the aid of one such mat, light can on the one hand be coupled in the interior of a photobioreactor. On the other hand, a travelling electric alternating field can be generated by applying a suitable polyphase voltage from a voltage source with the aid of electrically conductive second fibres. This alternating field can act on electrically charged particles.

Continuous manufacturing systems and methods for fiber components are described. The continuous manufacturing systems may include core preparation, fiber weaving, pressure application, fiber curing, cooling, and post-processing subsystems. For example, fiber components having varying shapes, weaving parameters, and/or structural properties may be continuously formed. In addition, various additional fibers having additional functions or characteristics may be continuously woven together in the fiber components. Further, the pressure application, curing, and/or cooling subsystems may utilize various outer dies that are cycled through and between the subsystems.

A textile sleeve for protecting elongate members against EMI and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a wall having opposite edges extending lengthwise in generally parallel relation with a longitudinal axis between opposite ends. The opposite edges are configured to overlap one another to bound a central cavity extending between the opposite ends. The wall includes warp filaments, extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, woven with weft filaments, extending generally transversely to the warp filaments. The warp filaments include substantially electrically non-conductive multifilaments woven in a plain weave pattern with the weft filaments and electrically conductive members woven with the weft filaments to form a plurality of floats, with each of the floats extending over at least two adjacent ones of the weft filaments.

A woven fabric with a photovoltaic power generation portion performs photovoltaic power generation by light, such as, e.g., solar light, and has flexibility. The woven fabric is composed of warp yarns and weft yarns. The woven fabric includes at least one functional yarn with a photovoltaic power generation portion as a weft yarn. The functional yarn with a photovoltaic power generation portion includes a photovoltaic power generation portion, a positive electrode conductive wire material connected to a positive electrode of the photovoltaic power generation portion, and a negative electrode conductive wire material connected to a negative electrode of the photovoltaic power generation portion. At least two warp yarns are conductive yarns. One of the conductive yarn is in electric contact with the positive electrode conductive wire material. The other warp yarn is in electric contact with the negative electrode conductive wire material.

A woven fabric with a photovoltaic power generation portion performs photovoltaic power generation by light, such as, e.g., solar light, and has flexibility. The woven fabric is composed of warp yarns and weft yarns. The woven fabric includes at least one functional yarn with a photovoltaic power generation portion as a weft yarn. The functional yarn with a photovoltaic power generation portion includes a photovoltaic power generation portion, a positive electrode conductive wire material connected to a positive electrode of the photovoltaic power generation portion, and a negative electrode conductive wire material connected to a negative electrode of the photovoltaic power generation portion. At least two warp yarns are conductive yarns. One of the conductive yarn is in electric contact with the positive electrode conductive wire material. The other warp yarn is in electric contact with the negative electrode conductive wire material.

A method of forming a three-dimensional conductive patch, the three-dimensional conductive patch forming a base layer coupled to one or more loop sections extending transverse o the base layer is disclosed. The method comprising forming the base fabric surface by interlacing a plurality of fibres including non-conductive fibres; forming a first segment including conductive fibres as a first portion of the three-dimensional conductive patch by interlacing a plurality of the conductive fibres transverse to the base fabric surface, the first portion interlaced with a first base fibre of the base fabric surface at one end and in a direction to an apex distanced from the base surface layer at another end of the first segment; and forming a second segment as a second portion of the three-dimensional conductive patch by interlacing a plurality of fibres including the conductive fibres extending in a direction from the apex to a second base fibre of the base surface layer; wherein the second portion is positioned relative to the first portion via the first base fibre and the second base fibre such that the first and second portions form a loop extending from the base fabric surface, the loop having the apex spaced apart from the base fabric surface, the first portion, the second portion and the base fabric surface integral with each other.

The invention addresses the problem of providing a cloth that is excellent not only in flame retardancy and antistatic properties but also in appearance quality and preferably also has protection performance against electric arcs, a method for producing the same, and a textile product. A means for resolution is a cloth including a meta-type wholly aromatic polyamide fiber and an electrically conductive fiber, wherein both the meta-type wholly aromatic polyamide fiber and the electrically conductive fiber are colored.

Disclosed are materials/systems and methods that are selective for the formation of hydrogen peroxide (H.sub.2O.sub.2) via an electrochemical reaction. The materials/systems comprise a substrate and at least one pair of electrodes positioned on or within the substrate, wherein each pair of electrodes comprises an anode and a cathode. At least one of the anode and the cathode comprise a catalyst that can form hydrogen peroxide (H.sub.2O.sub.2). The catalyst can comprise a nanoporous Cu catalyst.