A fabric dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) device, a textile material comprising interconnected insulated conductive fibers can be used to generate a cold homogenous plasma by forming a discharge path from a conductive core of a first fiber, to a dielectric layer surrounding the conductive core, through an air gap towards, e.g., a second fiber or human skin. When the plasma that lights in and around the air gap comes into contact with a contaminated surface (containing, e.g., bacteria and/or viruses), it induces reactive species to form on the contaminated surface, and the reactive species are then allowed to kill the bacteria and/or viruses.

The invention relates to a method of producing a multilayer filter medium, comprising at least the production steps listed below: providing a woven fabric layer (12) having passage points (24) for fluid; providing a nonwoven layer consisting of a spunbonded nonwoven (18) and having additional passage points (28) for fluid; and joining the two superimposed layers (12, 18) along contact points (30) by melting the nonwoven layer (18) in such a way that while the additional passage points (28) enlarge, the molten spunbonded nonwoven material flows at least in part to the contact points (30) and then cumulatively curs there to produce firm connection points between the two layers (12,18).

The invention relates to a method of producing a multilayer filter medium, comprising at least the production steps listed below: providing a woven fabric layer (12) having passage points (24) for fluid; providing a nonwoven layer consisting of a spunbonded nonwoven (18) and having additional passage points (28) for fluid; and joining the two superimposed layers (12, 18) along contact points (30) by melting the nonwoven layer (18) in such a way that while the additional passage points (28) enlarge, the molten spunbonded nonwoven material flows at least in part to the contact points (30) and then cumulatively curs there to produce firm connection points between the two layers (12,18).

An innovative high-energy oxidative method using metallic copper and chlorine liquid to produce a superior copper chloride II element using electromagnetic induction and magnetic forces. This invention involves copper undergoing oxidation while in its highest energy state according to basic principles of electromotive forces described in Faraday's law. The copper attaches to a magnetic receptacle and held in place by a copper lid cover. Research studies demonstrate that metallic copper is not magnetic; however, when a magnetic field approaches copper, the electrons and subatomic particles forms a higher resistance against the magnets—Generating a force field response towards the approaching magnets. The oxidation of copper in its highest energy state provides additional improvements and benefits in copper's antimicrobial and antiviral properties. This new method for oxidizing copper chloride in its highest subatomic energy state provides vast improvements and coverage in the fight against microorganisms and the invisible pathogens abroad.

An item such as a fabric-based item may have a layer of fabric such as a layer of woven fabric. The fabric layer may include insulating warp and weft strands. Conductive strands may be woven into the fabric layer and may form electrodes for a touch sensor. Chemical etching or other processing techniques may be used to form an array of openings. In each opening, some or all of the insulating warp and weft strands may be removed so that each opening passes partly or fully through the fabric layer and locally thins the fabric layer. Keys may be formed from key members and switches. The key members may overlap respective locally thinned areas of the fabric layer formed from the openings. The conductive strands may extend across the openings and may be overlapped by the key members and switches.

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.

The disclosed embodiments provide a smart garment on which implemented designs can be changed in terms of color, image, text, etc. Also, a system is provided that comprises: a server for providing various designs to be implemented on a smart garment; and a user terminal that can change the design of the smart garment by receiving various designs from the server and transmitting same to the smart garment. The system according to the disclosed embodiments comprises: a server including a design database for a smart garment; a user terminal for downloading a design for the smart garment from the server; and the smart garment on which the design transmitted from the user terminal is implemented.

Disclosed is an electrode-wiring-equipped cloth material including: a cloth material main body; an electrode section which is provided on a surface of or inside the cloth material main body and contains a conductive linear body; a wiring section which is provided adjacent to the electrode section on the surface of or inside the cloth material main body and contains a conductive linear body, in which cloth material at least one conductive linear body contained in the electrode section and at least on conductive linear body contained in the wiring section are the same single conductive linear body.

An electric heating cloth having gaps and a connection structure thereof are disclosed. The electric heating cloth having gaps comprises plural conductive yarns arranged in a first direction and plural textile yarns and plural metal conductive wires arranged in a second direction for interweaving with the plural conductive yarns. The plural metal conductive wires are aligned at external sides of the plural textile yarns to form a first conductive side and a second conductive side respectively, and each of the first conductive side and the second conductive side has plural gaps.

Some embodiments are directed to a three-dimensional (3D) preform including reinforcing fibres and shape memory alloys (SMA) wires and a composite material including a polymer matrix with a 3D-preform embedded therein, wherein the 3D-preform includes reinforcing fibres and shape memory alloy (SMA) wires.