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Anti-microbial, sensor and process therefore

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Assignee: ALPHA1 ENGINEERING TECH GROUP INCPriority: Mar 2, 2016Filed: Feb 3, 2020Published: Jun 4, 2020
Est. expiryMar 2, 2036(~9.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A process for preventing multiplication of a bacteria, virus, or fungus, via: embedding Cu+ and Cu+++ ions into a material; contacting the bacteria, virus, or fungus with the material; and diffusing the Cu+ and Cu+++ ions into a cell and thereby reducing a biological energy-producing ability of the cell, via creating an inhibitory protein molecular structure degrading a membrane anatomy of the cell, thus suffocating the cell, thus protecting a skin from infection and preventing multiplication of the bacteria, virus, or fungus. Also described is a process for sensing: a load, a strain, or a liquid, on a fabric, that includes forming the fabric comprising a multi-walled nanomaterial tube copper bio-sensor via: spacing apart from one another, rows of multi-walled nanofibers, the rows of multi-wall nanofibers comprising copper; and spacing a continuous filament apart from and disposed substantially perpendicular to the rows of multi-walled nanofibers.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A process for preventing multiplication of at least one of a bacteria, a virus, or a fungus, the process comprising:
 embedding Cu+ and Cu+++ ions into a material;   contacting the bacteria, the virus, or the fungus with the material; and   diffusing the Cu+ and Cu+++ ions into a cell, respectively, of the bacteria, the virus, or the fungus and thereby reducing a biological energy-producing ability of the cell, via creating an inhibitory protein molecular structure that degrades a membrane anatomy of the cell, thus suffocating the cell, thus protecting a skin from an infection and preventing multiplication of the bacteria, the virus, or the fungus.   
     
     
         2 . The process of  claim 1 , further comprising embedding one of microfilaments or nanofilaments comprising the Cu+ or Cu+++ ions in the material and a diameter from 0.00004 to 0.006 inches. 
     
     
         3 . The process of  claim 1 , further comprising the material comprising a layer comprising an outer section configured as a paper, or other wearable fabric, comprising an adhesive strip and a coating embedded with infused micro-copper fibers comprising the Cu+ and Cu++ ions reducing an oxidative stress on the skin and soothing a muscle near the material, via reducing or preventing: the bacteria, the virus, the fungus, or microbes, and preventing the infection and maladies caused by skin contact with human excrement. 
     
     
         4 . The process of  claim 1 , further comprising forming the material into a garment comprising a first antimicrobial layer and a second antimicrobial layer of a wearable midsection configured for sanitizing between the first antimicrobial layer and the second antimicrobial layer, such that the wearable midsection comprises a natural, super absorbent, biodegradable, and non-allergenic wearable cellulose fabric comprising: embedded micro-copper filaments comprising a diameter from 0.00004 to 0.006 inches, or a coating that comprises the Cu+ and Cu+++ ions, reducing or preventing: the bacteria, the virus, the fungus, or microbes, and preventing the infection and maladies caused by skin contact with: urine, feces, or bodily fluids. 
     
     
         5 . The process of  claim 1 , further comprising the material being a paper or cellulose fiber. 
     
     
         6 . The process of  claim 1 , further comprising diffusing the Cu+ and Cu+++ ions into a cell, respectively, of the bacteria, the virus, or the fungus, located in or on a human skin. 
     
     
         7 . The process of  claim 1  further comprising a coating comprising the Cu+ and Cu+++ ions being embedded into a honeycomb or a micro foam. 
     
     
         8 . A process for killing at least one of: a bacteria, a virus, or a fungus, the process comprising:
 embedding Cu+ and Cu+++ ions in a network comprising filaments, microfilaments, or nanofilaments, comprising a diameter 0.00004 inches to 0.006 inches, into a fabric;   contacting the bacteria, the virus, or the fungus, with the fabric; and   diffusing the network into a cell, respectively, of the bacteria, the virus, or the fungus, and thereby reducing a biological energy-producing ability of the cell, via creating an inhibitory protein molecular structure that degrades a membrane anatomy of the cell, thus suffocating the cell and preventing multiplication of the bacteria, the virus, or the fungus.   
     
     
         9 . The process of  claim 8 , further comprising integrating into a padding, an integrated anti-microbial absorbent material such as nonwoven embedded with Cu++ ions, therapeutic to human skin and configured to kill: the bacteria, the fungus, and the virus, and prevent other infections. 
     
     
         10 . The process of  claim 8 , further comprising: forming the fabric into a wearable garment comprising an outer first antimicrobial sublayer comprising a sheet comprising paper or a wearable fabric comprising different materials comprising a coating comprising embedded microfilaments comprising the Cu+ and Cu+++ ions configured for: diffusing into a skin and reducing or preventing a microbe from causing an odor or an infection. 
     
     
         11 . The process of  claim 8 , further comprising the fabric comprising a fiber. 
     
     
         12 . The process of  claim 8 , further comprising the fabric comprising polymer fibers. 
     
     
         13 . The process of  claim 8 , further comprising diffusing the Cu+ and Cu+++ ions into a cell, respectively, of the bacteria, the virus, or the fungus, located in or on a human skin. 
     
     
         14 . The process of  claim 8 , further comprising the cell, respectively of, the bacteria, the virus, or the fungus, being up to 0.004 inches deep in a human skin and thus resulting in killing microbes. 
     
     
         15 . The process of  claim 8 , further comprising applying a coating comprising the Cu+ and Cu+++ ions onto the fabric. 
     
     
         16 . A process of sensing at least one of: a load, a strain, or a liquid, on a fabric, the process comprising forming the fabric comprising a multi-walled nanomaterial tube copper bio-sensor via:
 spacing apart from one another, rows of multi-walled nanofibers, the rows of multi-wall nanofibers comprising copper; and   spacing a continuous filament, comprising at least one of: Cu+ ions or Cu+++ ions, apart from and disposed substantially perpendicular to the rows of multi-walled nanofibers.   
     
     
         17 . The process of  claim 16 , further comprising detecting microbes in an excrement and then simultaneously killing the microbes via disposing the multi-walled nanomaterial tube copper bio-sensor in a first and second antimicrobial wearable fabric. 
     
     
         18 . The process of  claim 16 , further comprising, using the multi-walled nanomaterial tube copper bio-sensor:
 monitoring continuously: a body pressure or load, the strain, a fluids movement, or a body temperature, from a body biochemistry, or combinations thereof; and   transmitting information about the body pressure or load, the strain, the fluids movement, the body temperature from the body biochemistry, or the combinations thereof to a caregiver and thus improve a comfort and a wellbeing of a patient.   
     
     
         19 . The process of  claim 16 , further comprising using rows of nanofibers comprising multi-walled nanofibers and the continuous filament interwoven to form complex bio-sensors forming at least one of: a self-regulated, or autonomous, sensor system for:
 detecting, the liquid or an induced strain or the load; and   displaying an indication of either the liquid or the induced strain or the load to a monitor remote from the fabric in at least one of: a home setting or medical care environment.   
     
     
         20 . The process of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 forming, using one of: 3D, 4D, or 5D printing, the fabric comprising a multi-functioning anti-microbial network comprising: Cu+ and Cu+++ ions, and the multi-walled nanomaterial tube copper bio-sensor, configured for:   tracking: at least one of: infection, loads, motion, electro-chemical reaction oxidation, ionic oxidative conditions, or human skin oxidative stress;   creating a pathway absorbing moisture within an infection medical source environment;   soothing a muscle via reducing infection oxidative stress;   improving a tissue oxygen circulation pathway at a point of potential infection;   improving a health of: epidermal, dermal, or connective tissue surrounding a point of potential infection; and   decreasing and sanitizing an odor causing infection environment.

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