The invention is related to a continuous system for coating carbon fibre materials and a device developed to carry out the method. The coating of carbon fibre with both an electrochemical method following the polymerization (polyethylenedioxythiophene, polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyaniline and derivates thereof) of the monomer of conductive polymer and coating with an insulating sizing material (thickening material) is carried out in a single step.

A ventilation insert for textiles, with at least one layer, covered at least partially by an absorption material and having ventilation openings, the openings being at least partially closeable via a liquid by swelling of the absorption material, obtainable by: a) treating a layer having ventilation openings with a mixture, containing a wetting agent, initiator, polymerizable monomer or oligomers, and a cross-linking agent, as a preliminary stage for the absorption material; and b) polymerizing the monomer or oligomer to form the absorption material while forming a bonded connection between the absorption material and the layer. The ventilation insert has a relatively low thickness, a low weight per unit area, and high flexibility permanently and independently of moisture after economical production, via one layer, self-sealingly closing ventilation openings, and containing the absorption material. The absorption material is connected to the layer by bonding, at least in some regions.

The present invention relates to polymer latex composition for fibre binding comprising: a) 50 to 98 wt.-% based on the total weight of latex particles in the composition of first latex particles having a volume average particle size of 80 to 1000 nm, wherein the first latex particles optionally bear functional groups and if functional groups are present they are selected from functional groups consisting of acid functional groups and salts, amides or anhydrides thereof, silane functional groups, and combinations thereof; b) 2 to 50 wt.-% based on the total weight of latex particles in the composition of second latex particles having a volume average particle size of 5 to 70 nm bearing epoxy functional groups, to the use of that composition for fibre binding, to a fibre structure comprising the dried residue of that composition and to a method for increasing the strength of a fibre structure.

The present invention relates to electrically conductive materials. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these materials and to electronic circuits, electronic devices and textile garments that comprise them.

The current invention concerns a textile coating composition comprising an aqueous emulsion of a midblock sulfonated styrenic block copolymer and a poly(vinyl alcohol). It also concerns a method for preparing the textile coating composition and its application. It also concerns fabrics on which the coating compositions have been applied.

The present disclosure provides a conductive polymer material. The conductive polymer material includes a conductive polymer having structural units derived from the following monomers: (a) a monomer of formula (I): ##STR00001## and (b) a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated group which has the following formula: ##STR00002##
wherein A, X, R1, R2, R6 to R9, q and w are described in the specification. The conductive polymer material of the present disclosure has high withstand voltage and high capacitance and can be used for the preparation of solid capacitors or hybrid capacitors. In addition, the conductive polymer material according to the present disclosure has high electrical conductivity and good water washing resistance and is thus useful for an antistatic coating or smart fabrics.

A dual-mode coaxial fiber sensor has a structure in which a core fiber, a strain sensing layer formed on the core fiber and made of a conductive material, and a temperature sensing layer formed on the surface of the strain sensing layer and made of a conductive material are stacked, thereby simultaneously measuring a temperature and a strain using one sensor.

A multi-catalytic material that includes a polyelectrolyte membrane and methods of preparing the same are provided herein.

A conductive material according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a conductive polymer containing poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-polystyrene sulfonic acid (PEDOT:PSS); a metal powder; a conductivity enhancing material containing ethylene glycol; and a stirring auxiliary material.

Disclosed herein is an electrode material comprising: a non-woven silk-fibroin mesh substrate; glycerol; and a conductive polymeric material, wherein 40-65% of the silk-fibroin in the non-woven mesh substrate is in the form of -sheets, and the electrode material is stretchable. Also disclosed herein is a method of forming said electrode material.