Graphene in Textiles

Graphene has remarkable properties in the lab, but it only helps a product when it is evenly mixed into the material. Getting that mixing right is the hard part, and it is what we focus on at Graphene Integrations.

What we do

We make graphene and infuse it into the liquids manufacturers already use: water, solvents, resins and oils. Customers get ready-to-use graphene dispersions, concentrates and additives that fit into their existing processes, instead of a dry powder that is hard to handle and mix.

Aerospace is always trying to save weight without giving up strength, durability or safety. Graphene is studied as a small addition to the polymers and composites that aircraft already use.

Our aerospace polymer work

Working with Advanced Armor Research Group (AARG), we developed graphene-integrated polymers and composites. They were evaluated with V50 ballistic testing at the NTS Chesapeake ballistic and materials testing facility in Belcamp, MD. Read the aerospace polymers press release and see graphene in commercial aerospace.

Graphene can be added to textiles as a coating, a printed layer or a filler in fibers. Researchers and brands are using it to add functions that ordinary fabrics don't have.

Concrete is one of the most promising places to use graphene, because a very small dose can change how the material performs and it fits into existing mixing processes.

What our testing showed

Our graphene concentrate, added to concrete at about 1% of the mix, gave a 67% gain in compressive strength in testing. Results depend on the mix design, cement, aggregates and curing, so we test with you in your own mix before any change to a design. See graphene in concrete and the concrete additive press release.