Far infrared radiation nanofiber yarn composition

Abstract

A far infrared radiation (FIR) yarn composition that may be used to create various textiles having multiple benefits for the human body and created from fiber made using a masterbatch and an extrusion process, wherein the FIR yarn includes one or more FIR fibers including copper, graphene, and a first textile material; and one or more textile fibers containing a second textile material; wherein the one or more FIR fibers are interwoven with the one or more textile fibers to form the FIR yarn.

1 . A Far Infrared Radiation (FIR) yarn composition, comprising:
 one or more FIR fibers comprising copper, graphene, and a first textile material; and   one or more textile fibers comprising a second textile material;   wherein the one or more FIR fibers are interwoven with the one or more textile fibers to form the FIR yarn composition.   
     
     
         2 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more FIR fibers comprise nanofibers with a diameter of less than 100 nanometers. 
     
     
         3 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 1 , wherein an FIR emissivity of the FIR yarn composition is at least 0.88. 
     
     
         4 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 3 , wherein the FIR emissivity is at least 0.95. 
     
     
         5 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 1 , wherein an FIR temperature rise of the FIR yarn composition is at least 1.4° C. 
     
     
         6 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 5 , wherein the FIR temperature rise is at least 1.8° C. 
     
     
         7 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more FIR fibers are formed by melting copper powder, graphene powder, and the first textile material to form an extrusion material, and extruding the extrusion material to form the one or more FIR fibers. 
     
     
         8 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 7 , wherein a weight percentage of the copper powder is 10%. 
     
     
         9 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 7 , wherein a weight percentage of the graphene powder is 3%. 
     
     
         10 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 1 , wherein the first textile material comprises polyethylene terephthalate (PET). 
     
     
         11 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 1 , wherein the first textile material comprises Nylon 6 (N6). 
     
     
         12 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 1 , wherein the second textile material comprises polyethylene terephthalate (PET). 
     
     
         13 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 1 , wherein the second textile material comprises Nylon 6 (N6). 
     
     
         14 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 1 , wherein the FIR yarn composition comprises 43% by weight of nylon, 34% by weight of polyester, 19% by weight of rubber, and 4% by weight of spandex. 
     
     
         15 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 1 , wherein the FIR yarn composition is configured to be incorporated into a textile product selected from the group consisting of shirts, pants, socks, underwear, and compression sleeves. 
     
     
         16 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 1 , wherein the FIR yarn composition comprises approximately 73-74% by weight of Carbon, approximately 11-15% by weight of Copper, approximately 11-15% by weight of Oxygen, and approximately by weight of 0-1% Silicon. 
     
     
         17 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 16 , wherein the FIR yarn composition comprises approximately 73.8% by weight of Carbon, approximately 14.2% by weight of Copper, approximately 11.7% by weight of Oxygen, and approximately 0.3% by weight of Silicon. 
     
     
         18 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 16 , wherein the FIR yarn composition comprises approximately 73.7% by weight of Carbon, approximately 11.2% by weight of Copper, approximately 14.8% by weight of Oxygen, and approximately 0.3% by weight of Silicon. 
     
     
         19 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 1 , wherein one or more secondary FIR fibers are interwoven with the one or more FIR fibers, wherein the secondary FIR fibers may comprise varying amounts of graphene content. 
     
     
         20 . The FIR yarn composition of  claim 19 , wherein the amount of graphene of the one or more secondary FIR fibers is greater than the amount of graphene of the one or more FIR fibers.