US Patent Issued to Purdue Research Foundation on Feb. 24 for "Materials and methods of manufacturing fluid resistant, breathable, and antibacterial triboelectric nanogenerators and electronic textiles" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,659, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Ind.).

"Materials and methods of manufacturing fluid resistant, breathable, and antibacterial triboelectric nanogenerators and electronic textiles" was invented by Ramses Martinez (West Lafayette, Ind.) and Marina Sala de Medeiros (West Lafayette, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Triboelectric nanogenerators are provided that are textile-based, combine embroidery, silanizing agents, highly networked conductive nanoparticles, and a conformable electronegative layer, and can produce a stable energy source with high power density. Electronic textiles ...