PRODUCT OPPORTUNITIES
• Multilayer photothermal textile suitable for use in garments, apparel, upholstery, linens, and window treatments.
• Personal heated wearables such as winter wear, advanced outerwear, jackets, shirts, pants, vests, gloves, hats, etc.
ADVANTAGES
• Lightweight photothermal textiles enabling adaptive living indoors and outdoors
• Lightweight personal heated wearables powered "wirelessly" by sunlight or indoor lighting
• Highly efficient thermoregulation
TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION
This invention provides a nature-inspired, multilayer photothermal textile and personal heated wearables, such as clothing, comprising such textile for highly efficient thermoregulation and personal thermal management.
ABOUT THE LEAD INVENTOR
Dr. Trisha Andrew is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research team builds textile electronics using a vapor deposition process, which allows for monolithic integration of electronic circuits onto flexible textile substrates.
AVAILABILITY:
Available for Licensing and/or Sponsored Research
DOCKET:
UMA 22-036
PATENT STATUS:
Patent Pending
NON-CONFIDENTIAL INVENTION DISCLOSURE
LEAD INVENTOR:
Trisha Andrew, Ph.D.
CONTACT:
Lightweight, photothermal textile enabling adaptive living indoors and outdoors
• High-efficiency heating
This invention provides a process to transform commercial textiles and threads into lightweight fabric heaters for local climate control and personal thermal management, and electrically-heated fiber, fabric, or textile that can be incorporated into a variety of garments.
Dr. Trisha Andrew is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research team builds textile electronics using a vapor deposition process, which allows for monolithic integration of electronic circuits onto flexible textile substrates.