Disclosed herein is an electrically conductive sized fiber including a fiber and a sizing composition adhered to a surface of the fiber, wherein the sizing composition includes at least one sizing compound and a plurality of graphene oxide nanoparticles, The present disclosure also discloses fiber-reinforced resin composites, articles including fiber-reinforced resin composites and methods of making such electrically conductive sized fiber and articles therefrom.

Method and composition for increasing the electrical and thermal conductivity of a textile article comprising the application of a composition comprising graphene and an inorganic pigment, so as to form a layer that consists of a thermal circuit for optimal management of heat and an electrical circuit for dissipation of the static electricity accumulated on the textile article.

An infrared stealth cloth includes a cloth substrate and an infrared light absorber located on the cloth substrate. The infrared light absorber includes a first drawn carbon nanotube film, a second drawn carbon nanotube film, and a third drawn carbon nanotube film stacked on each other. The first drawn carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of first carbon nanotubes substantially extending along a first direction. The second drawn carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of second carbon nanotubes substantially extending along a second direction. The third drawn carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of third carbon nanotubes substantially extending along a third direction. The first direction and the second direction form an angle of about 42 degrees to about 48 degrees, and the first direction and the third direction form an angle of about 84 degrees to about 96 degrees.

Textile reinforced elastomeric composites having a textile reinforcement embedded in an elastomeric matrix. The textile reinforcement includes fibers or yarns and an adhesive treatment applied to the fibers wherein the adhesive treatment comprises graphene or graphene oxide. The textile reinforcement may be a fabric or a tensile cord. The fibers may be polyester, aramid, carbon fiber, glass fiber, PBO, PEN, or polyamide. The adhesive treatment may be an epoxy treatment, an epoxy-latex treatment, an acrylic polymer treatment, a latex treatment, a polyurethane treatment, an RFL treatment, a rubber cement, or combinations thereof. The composite may be in the form of a toothed belt wherein the textile reinforcement is a tooth cover or a helically wound tensile cord embedded in the belt.

Textile reinforced elastomeric composites having a textile reinforcement embedded in an elastomeric matrix. The textile reinforcement includes fibers or yarns and an adhesive treatment applied to the fibers wherein the adhesive treatment comprises graphene or graphene oxide. The textile reinforcement may be a fabric or a tensile cord. The fibers may be polyester, aramid, carbon fiber, glass fiber, PBO, PEN, or polyamide. The adhesive treatment may be an epoxy treatment, an epoxy-latex treatment, an acrylic polymer treatment, a latex treatment, a polyurethane treatment, an RFL treatment, a rubber cement, or combinations thereof. The composite may be in the form of a toothed belt wherein the textile reinforcement is a tooth cover or a helically wound tensile cord embedded in the belt.

The present disclosure may be directed towards a substrate with an array disposed thereon. The substrate comprising a bonding array with a plurality of bonding locations. A low emissivity layer is deposited on at least one side of the substrate and covers at least some of the bonding locations. The low emissivity layer may be a metal layer which functions as a radiant barrier.

A method for coating a textile material, said method includes the following steps: a) incorporating activated carbon in powder form into a coating composition including an aqueous solvent and at least one organosilicon precursor, wherein the organosilicon precursor represents from 5 to 50% by volume relative to the whole of the aqueous solvent and organosilicon precursor, b) impregnating the textile material with the coating composition by padding and c) drying the impregnated textile material, characterised in that the coating composition contains no polycarboxylic acid or catalyst.

A method for coating a textile material, said method includes the following steps: a) incorporating activated carbon in powder form into a coating composition including an aqueous solvent and at least one organosilicon precursor, wherein the organosilicon precursor represents from 5 to 50% by volume relative to the whole of the aqueous solvent and organosilicon precursor, b) impregnating the textile material with the coating composition by padding and c) drying the impregnated textile material, characterised in that the coating composition contains no polycarboxylic acid or catalyst.

Graphene has been used in nanocomposites as constituents/doping in plastics or epoxy providing dramatic enhancement of the mechanical properties but have not progressed past the laboratory level novelty. This invention can provide a graphene based composite structure with a density less that 1.9 g/cm.sup.3 for a fiber, yarn, rope or cable and a density less that 1.5 g/cm.sup.3 for a sheet both structure have tensile and shear strength greater than either Aluminum or Steel; thus providing a graphene material that is both much lighter and stronger.

Graphene has been used in nanocomposites as constituents/doping in plastics or epoxy providing dramatic enhancement of the mechanical properties but have not progressed past the laboratory level novelty. This invention can provide a graphene based composite structure with a density less that 1.9 g/cm.sup.3 for a fiber, yarn, rope or cable and a density less that 1.5 g/cm.sup.3 for a sheet both structure have tensile and shear strength greater than either Aluminum or Steel; thus providing a graphene material that is both much lighter and stronger.