The present invention relates to an electric machine (1) having a rotor (3) and a stator (2), wherein the stator (2) and/or the rotor (3) has an electrical plug-in winding (4), which comprises a plurality of rigid insulated electrical conductor elements (5); the conductor elements (5) are arranged in grooves of the stator or of the rotor and their conductor ends (17) project out of the grooves; the conductor ends of the conductor elements (5) are each connected to conductor ends of other conductor elements (5) in order to form the electrical plug-in winding (4); the conductor elements (5) have an electrically insulating insulation sheath (9); characterized in that each conductor element (5) has a multiplicity of flexible fibres (8), in particular of a conductor strand of flexible fibres (8), made of carbon nanotubes or graphene and in that the insulation sheath (9) surrounds the multiplicity of fibres (8) like a hose and is designed in such a way that it gives the electrical conductor element (5) a rigid form.

The objective of the present invention is to provide a carbon material excellent in conductivity. The carbon material according to the present invention has a graphene sheet as a basic skeleton and is doped with boron so that carbon is substituted with boron, the carbon material being characterized in that the boron content in the carbon material is 0.005-15 mol %, and when the content of dopant boron that substitutes carbon on the surface of the carbon material is denoted by X (mol %) and the content of boron in the carbon material is denoted by Y (mol %), X/Y<0.8 is satisfied.

An electrode can comprise carbon black and one of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or PVA, wherein the carbon black has a weight of between 10% and 50% of a weight of the PDMS or PVA. The electrode can be suitable for bioelectronics. A pattern of hydrogel can be deposited on the electrode for providing adhesion to a subject. The electrode can be used in wound treatment and/or monitoring devices or in various other bioelectronics applications.

An electrode can comprise carbon black and one of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or PVA, wherein the carbon black has a weight of between 10% and 50% of a weight of the PDMS or PVA. The electrode can be suitable for bioelectronics. A pattern of hydrogel can be deposited on the electrode for providing adhesion to a subject. The electrode can be used in wound treatment and/or monitoring devices or in various other bioelectronics applications.

A method for prepares low melting point metal particles, a conductive paste and a method for preparing the conductive paste, and relates to the technical field of functional materials. The method for preparing low melting point metal particles includes providing an organic resin carrier having fluidity, adding a low melting point metal material and the organic resin carrier into a sealed container for a vacuuming operation or filling a protective gas, making a temperature in the sealed container higher than the melting point of the low melting point metal and performing dispersion by stirring, and lowering the temperature, after performing the dispersion, to be below the melting point of the low melting point metal with continuous stirring during a cooling process to obtain low melting point metal particles dispersed in the organic resin carrier. Low melting point metal particles can be effectively prepared.

A stretchable electroconductive material includes 100 parts by weight of PEDOT-PSS, 200 parts to 1000 parts by weight of a repair linking agent, 15 parts to 300 parts by weight of an ionic liquid plasticizer, and 15 parts to 200 parts by weight of carbon material particles. The repair linking agent is selected from a group consisting of polyethylene glycol and polyethylene oxide, and any combination thereof. The repair linking agent, the ionic liquid plasticizer, and the carbon material particles are doped in the PEDOT-PSS. A method for manufacturing the stretchable electroconductive material and a device using the stretchable electroconductive material are also provided.

A stretchable electroconductive material includes 100 parts by weight of PEDOT-PSS, 200 parts to 1000 parts by weight of a repair linking agent, 15 parts to 300 parts by weight of an ionic liquid plasticizer, and 15 parts to 200 parts by weight of carbon material particles. The repair linking agent is selected from a group consisting of polyethylene glycol and polyethylene oxide, and any combination thereof. The repair linking agent, the ionic liquid plasticizer, and the carbon material particles are doped in the PEDOT-PSS. A method for manufacturing the stretchable electroconductive material and a device using the stretchable electroconductive material are also provided.

A stretchable conductor forming paste containing a conductive filler, a polyurethane elastomer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of −60° C. to −10° C. and a urethane group concentration of 3000 to 4500 m equivalent/kg, and an organic solvent. Preferably, a total amount of components excluding the solvent is 100 parts by mass, a total of the conductive filler is 70 to 95 parts by mass, and an amount of the polyurethane elastomer is 5 to 30 parts by mass. The obtained paste is printed or coated and then dried to obtain a stretchable conductor, capable of forming a wiring line having good repeated stretchability.

Disclosed herein are novel methods to handling carbon nano materials and forming composite materials from carbon nano materials and polymers such as polyurethane and polyurea materials. Such novel methods provide a number of benefits to a polymer processor and end user of any resulting materials or products. As disclosed herein, methods of incorporating carbon nano materials into polymers can achieve benefits regarding electrical properties, modulus, and thermal stability as well as other benefits. However, enhancing and creating such improvements in material properties must be done with care because creating or enhancing one property does not always result in the creation or improvement in other properties. For example, thermal stability, electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties can be optimized in different ways, and at different loadings of differing carbon nano materials. Thus, it is necessary to carefully consider a number of factors when designing methods for incorporating carbon nano materials into polymers.

Disclosed herein are novel methods to handling carbon nano materials and forming composite materials from carbon nano materials and polymers such as polyurethane and polyurea materials. Such novel methods provide a number of benefits to a polymer processor and end user of any resulting materials or products. As disclosed herein, methods of incorporating carbon nano materials into polymers can achieve benefits regarding electrical properties, modulus, and thermal stability as well as other benefits. However, enhancing and creating such improvements in material properties must be done with care because creating or enhancing one property does not always result in the creation or improvement in other properties. For example, thermal stability, electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties can be optimized in different ways, and at different loadings of differing carbon nano materials. Thus, it is necessary to carefully consider a number of factors when designing methods for incorporating carbon nano materials into polymers.