Billie Buss
Describe the activities that each person is engaged with and list the timeline for your activities to complete your invention project.
Research on Water- Resistant/ Non-Wet/ Smart Fabric and Clothing with the use of nanoTechnology. Sport and Dressware specific.
The invention complete project is due Dec 12. Each team needs to create a 24" x 26" poster that describes the invention. Topics/questions to address on the poster are:
what is the issue/opportunity you are trying to address? Describe the background and current efforts to address this issue/opportunity
•Socks that keep feet cool in summer/ warm in winter, regulate and promote blood circulation, are waterproof … yet breathable and moisture wicking.
•Socks that keep feet cool in summer/ warm in winter, regulate and promote blood circulation, are waterproof … yet breathable and moisture wicking.
describe your invention that utilizes nanotechnology, describe what makes the invention based on nanotechnology.
These socks are made of smartwool integrated with SmartSilver nano technology and aerogel for insulation. The result is the best pair of socks on the market for ALL activities and for people who suffer from poor foot circulation.
These socks are made of smartwool integrated with SmartSilver nano technology and aerogel for insulation. The result is the best pair of socks on the market for ALL activities and for people who suffer from poor foot circulation.
describe the materials and processing that would be needed to make the invention nano:
•Fheet has three thin layers. The inner layer is a moisture wicking smartwool that is extremely soft and comfortable against your skin. An extremely thin middle layer of aerogel insulation, and a fashionable smartwool outer shell.
•An aerogel is an open-celled, mesoporous, solid foam that is composed of a network of interconnected nanostructures and that exhibits a porosity (non-solid volume) of no less than 50%.
•SmartSilver nanoscale additives can be integrated at the molecular level into natural and synthetic fibers and fabrics, coatings, foams and polymer applications to provide antimicrobial and anti-odor protection that lasts the expected life of the product.
•Fheet has three thin layers. The inner layer is a moisture wicking smartwool that is extremely soft and comfortable against your skin. An extremely thin middle layer of aerogel insulation, and a fashionable smartwool outer shell.
•An aerogel is an open-celled, mesoporous, solid foam that is composed of a network of interconnected nanostructures and that exhibits a porosity (non-solid volume) of no less than 50%.
•SmartSilver nanoscale additives can be integrated at the molecular level into natural and synthetic fibers and fabrics, coatings, foams and polymer applications to provide antimicrobial and anti-odor protection that lasts the expected life of the product.
address any safety/environmental concerns
FHeet are completely safe to the user and environment.
Due to the advanced nano technologies used to produce aerogel insulation, in its raw form aerogel insulation will release extremely fine dust called nano particles. That is why we must encapsulate the aerogel to utilize it in our garments. If the encapsulation is punctured, the aerogel nano-particles will "dust" through the hole and fabrics of the garment. This dust feels like the chalk dust you would rub off of a black board in a school room. It is harmless to the wearer, but the puncture must be fixed to prevent further damage to the panel.
With nanotechnology, less is really more. Small silver particles have a greater surface area available to interface with bacteria, thus increasing efficacy while conserving silver raw materials. Only a tiny amount of silver is needed to get a tremendous amount of benefit.
NanoHorizons’ silver additives are embedded in fibers, polymers and coatings. The minute amount of silver ions that these silver particles emit during normal use is the key to silver’s benefits in therapeutics, pathogen control, odor control, and materials preservation. In wastewater, these emitted silver ions are quickly deactivated by common substances—like chloride and sulfide—to form unreactive minerals.
FHeet are completely safe to the user and environment.
Due to the advanced nano technologies used to produce aerogel insulation, in its raw form aerogel insulation will release extremely fine dust called nano particles. That is why we must encapsulate the aerogel to utilize it in our garments. If the encapsulation is punctured, the aerogel nano-particles will "dust" through the hole and fabrics of the garment. This dust feels like the chalk dust you would rub off of a black board in a school room. It is harmless to the wearer, but the puncture must be fixed to prevent further damage to the panel.
address costs for developing and producing
Additional cost information could not be found. My intent would be for these socks to be of equal or less cost than original SmartWool socks.
Additional cost information could not be found. My intent would be for these socks to be of equal or less cost than original SmartWool socks.
address any regulations that may need to be addressed
FHeet's SmartSilver™ additives are EPA FIFRA registered (#83587-3) for fiber, coating and polymer applications. Our products are in full compliance with EPA regulations and do not endanger the environment.
FHeet's SmartSilver™ additives are EPA FIFRA registered (#83587-3) for fiber, coating and polymer applications. Our products are in full compliance with EPA regulations and do not endanger the environment.
address the consumer acceptance of this nano-invention.
Fheet is ideal for anyone involved in activities such as hunting, ice fisherman, snowmobilers, working in the cold/heat. If you are one of those people that always gets cold and has to go inside to get warm before you want to. Diabetics. If you suffer from poor foot circulation. If your feet sweat excessively. Athlete
http://www.shivershield.com/index.php
http://www.smartsilver.com/
Fheet is ideal for anyone involved in activities such as hunting, ice fisherman, snowmobilers, working in the cold/heat. If you are one of those people that always gets cold and has to go inside to get warm before you want to. Diabetics. If you suffer from poor foot circulation. If your feet sweat excessively. Athlete
http://www.shivershield.com/index.php
http://www.smartsilver.com/
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