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MMT Textiles Ltd (2015) Active Fibre. US 20150140886 A1.
| Type of Research: | Patent |
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| Creators: | Kapsali, Veronika |
| Description: | An active fibre comprising material activated by an external stimulus, wherein the fibre has a first configuration in an unactivated state, and in response to activation by the external stimulus the fibre adopts a second, increased twist, configuration, relative to the first configuration, and wherein the fibre can reversibly move between the active state and the unactivated state. |
| Official Website: | https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=US133594106 |
| Additional Information (Publicly available): | Dr. Kapsali is the Technical Director of MMT Textiles Limited and inventor of INOTEK TM, a biomimetic fiber based textile technology that uses moisture in clothing microclimate to create a mechanical response for advanced moisture management. Her specialist area is design of programmable materials, structures and systems. In November 2014 she won the ITMA Future Materials award for Innovator of the Year. |
| Your affiliations with UAL: | Colleges > London College of Fashion |
| Date: | 21 May 2015 |
| Funders: | MMT Textiles Ltd |
| Digital Object Identifier: | US 20150140886 A1 |
| Related Websites: | http://www.mmttextiles.com |
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| Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2016 15:34 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2016 16:05 |
| Item ID: | 10467 |
| URI: | https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/10467 |
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