US Patent 7897876 - CNT/graphene-enhanced electrical wire
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A problem with using carbon nanotubes to form conductive wires is that the viscosity of CNT/polymer composites makes processing difficult. This patent from Boeing teaches coating instead of dispersing CNTs in a conductive wire to make processing easier. Claim 1 reads:
1. A conductor comprising:
an aramid fiber; and
at least one layer attached about said aramid fiber, said at least one layer comprising at least one of aligned carbon nanotubes and graphene platelets.
A problem with using carbon nanotubes to form conductive wires is that the viscosity of CNT/polymer composites makes processing difficult. This patent from Boeing teaches coating instead of dispersing CNTs in a conductive wire to make processing easier. Claim 1 reads:
1. A conductor comprising:
an aramid fiber; and
at least one layer attached about said aramid fiber, said at least one layer comprising at least one of aligned carbon nanotubes and graphene platelets.
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