Some embodiments of the teachings herein include a fiber material for antibacterial and/or antiviral use. The fiber material may comprise: a metallic silver; and manganese(IV) oxide.

In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a modified fabric composition, the composition comprising a fabric member and an electroactive member for storing energy, wherein the fabric member comprises a fabric framework defining a deformable plane and a plurality of projections extending at an angle from the plane, and wherein the electroactive member is coupled to at least one of the projections.

In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a modified fabric composition, the composition comprising a fabric member and an electroactive member for storing energy, wherein the fabric member comprises a fabric framework defining a deformable plane and a plurality of projections extending at an angle from the plane, and wherein the electroactive member is coupled to at least one of the projections.

Various embodiments of the teachings herein include methods for coating a fiber material with manganese oxide. For example, a method may include: applying a manganese oxide precipitate to the fiber material; drying the manganese oxide precipitate; and oxidizing the manganese oxide precipitate using an oxygen plasma at a temperature below 200° C. forming a manganese(IV) oxide layer having at least 70% by weight with respect to the manganese oxide precipitate.

Disclosed herein is a method for producing low thermal conductivity fibers for manufacturing low thermal conductivity textiles, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the method may include a step of grinding manganese oxide into manganese oxide particles of a particle size ranging from 20 (nanometers) to 600 (nanometers). Further, the method may include a step of mixing the manganese oxide particles with an applicable substance for creating a masterbatch based on the grinding. Further, the masterbatch may include the manganese oxide particles in an amount ranging from 0.25% to 20% by weight of the masterbatch. Further, the method may include a step of applying the masterbatch to hollow fibers of a polymer based on the mixing. Further, the method may include a step of producing low thermal conductivity fibers based on the applying. Further, the low thermal conductivity textiles may be manufactured using the low thermal conductivity fibers.

In a preferred embodiment, there is provided a modified fabric composition, the composition comprising a fabric member and an electroactive member for storing energy, wherein the fabric member comprises a fabric framework defining a deformable plane and a plurality of projections extending at an angle from the plane, and wherein the electroactive member is coupled to at least one of the projections.

The present invention relates to a fabric associated with at least one ceramic material comprising a mixture of castor oil and linseed oil. Furthermore, the invention relates to a patch and to a textile product comprising said fabric.

The present invention relates to a method of coating fibers with macsumsuk or clay minerals, in which wet mixed pulverization is performed by using the macsumsuk or the clay minerals, silicate zirconia, nano silver, yucca extracts, and the like as raw materials, granules are produced by a dry method, dry pulverization is performed, and the resultant is mixed with a solvent to coat the fabric. Therefore, a coating layer is hardly separated even if the number of uses increases, and deodorization performance can be maintained.

This invention provides a hybrid nano-filament composition for use as an electrochemical cell electrode. The composition comprises: (a) an aggregate of nanometer-scaled, electrically conductive filaments that are substantially interconnected, intersected, or percolated to form a porous, electrically conductive filament network comprising substantially interconnected pores, wherein the filaments have an elongate dimension and a first transverse dimension with the first transverse dimension being less than 500 nm (preferably less than 100 nm) and an aspect ratio of the elongate dimension to the first transverse dimension greater than 10; and (b) micron- or nanometer-scaled coating that is deposited on a surface of the filaments, wherein the coating comprises an anode active material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions and the coating has a thickness less than 20 m (preferably less than 1 m). Also provided is a lithium ion battery comprising such an electrode as an anode. The battery exhibits an exceptionally high specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life.

The present invention relates to a method of coating fibers with macsumsuk or clay minerals, in which wet mixed pulverization is performed by using the macsumsuk or the clay minerals, silicate zirconia, nano silver, yucca extracts, and the like as raw materials, granules are produced by a dry method, dry pulverization is performed, and the resultant is mixed with a solvent to coat the fabric. Therefore, a coating layer is hardly separated even if the number of uses increases, and deodorization performance can be maintained.