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Methods for arranging nanotube elements within nanotube fabrics and films

  • US 9,574,290 B2
  • Filed: 11/12/2010
  • Issued: 02/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for arranging nanotube elements within a nanotube fabric layer, comprising:

  • forming a nanotube fabric layer by depositing a plurality of nanotube elements in suspension over a material layer, said nanotube fabric layer comprising a plurality of deposited nanotube elements and wherein said nanotube fabric layer is a freely formed, fixed nanotube fabric layer and at least a portion of said nanotube elements within said nanotube fabric layer are unordered; and

    translating a directional force with a component normal to said nanotube fabric layer across said nanotube fabric layer to arrange at least a portion of said nanotube elements into an ordered network.

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