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Nantero has focused most of their patents on nanomechanical switches formed from carbon nanotube fabrics. This patent extends the scope of their nanofabric technology to cover other possible nanowire based patterning. Claim 1 reads:

1. A method of making a conductive article on a substrate, comprising:

forming a nanowire fabric on the substrate;

defining the nanowire fabric to have a pattern; and

forming a strapping layer that contacts at least a longitudinally-extending portion of the nanowire fabric.

More developments in nano-engineered fabrics, with more technology applied to clothing.
Its not a new thing in the science field(see Nano-tex), but has yet to reach mass public awareness.

“In my group we use carbon nanotubes to enhance mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of conventional and nanofibers,” he said. “We have been collaborating with the Biomedical Engineering and Physics departments to develop tissue engineering scaffolds for cell growth and differentiation.”

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