Compositions and methods are provided for recombinant protein fiber yarns engineered to have desirable properties along with textiles made using such yarns. Recombinant protein fibers (RPFs) whose properties can be influenced by their composition, structure and processing to obtain improved combinations of mechanical properties, chemical properties, and antimicrobial properties for a given application are presented, along with methods of producing those fibers. The present disclosure also presents filament yarns, spun yarns, and blended yarns formed using these fibers that can be used to manufacture textiles suitable for different applications. Additionally, the combinations of RPFs with certain properties, and yarns and textiles produced from those yarns with certain structures yield yarns and textiles with certain properties designed for various applications.

Compositions and methods are provided for recombinant protein fiber yarns engineered to have desirable properties along with textiles made using such yarns. Recombinant protein fibers (RPFs) whose properties can be influenced by their composition, structure and processing to obtain improved combinations of mechanical properties, chemical properties, and antimicrobial properties for a given application are presented, along with methods of producing those fibers. The present disclosure also presents filament yarns, spun yarns, and blended yarns formed using these fibers that can be used to manufacture textiles suitable for different applications. Additionally, the combinations of RPFs with certain properties, and yarns and textiles produced from those yarns with certain structures yield yarns and textiles with certain properties designed for various applications.

A method for making synthetic hair extensions is provided. According to the method, raw material including polypropylene resin is mixed, the raw material is extruded to produce polypropylene yarn, some of the polypropylene yarn is formed into a hank, the ends of the yarn are pressed between the sheets of a press such that the ends abut a lip of one of the sheets, and the hank of yarn with the press is passed through a conveyor furnace to relax the yarn. Also provided is a mixture for extrusion into polypropylene yarn. The mixture comprises polypropylene resin, 2-8% magnesium stearate, 3-8% dye, and optionally 1-4% flame retardant (percentages by weight relative to weight of polypropylene resin).

A method for making synthetic hair extensions is provided. According to the method, raw material including polypropylene resin is mixed, the raw material is extruded to produce polypropylene yarn, some of the polypropylene yarn is formed into a hank, the ends of the yarn are pressed between the sheets of a press such that the ends abut a lip of one of the sheets, and the hank of yarn with the press is passed through a conveyor furnace to relax the yarn. Also provided is a mixture for extrusion into polypropylene yarn. The mixture comprises polypropylene resin, 2-8% magnesium stearate, 3-8% dye, and optionally 1-4% flame retardant (percentages by weight relative to weight of polypropylene resin).

A fabric has first material yarns and second material yarns woven together to form a ground, The first material yarns are synthetic yarns, and the second material yarns are cotton pile yarns. A coloring process is performed which colors the second material yarns, but which does not take to the first material yarns. A second coloring or printing process is performed on the technical front.

A fabric has first material yarns and second material yarns woven together to form a ground, The first material yarns are synthetic yarns, and the second material yarns are cotton pile yarns. A coloring process is performed which colors the second material yarns, but which does not take to the first material yarns. A second coloring or printing process is performed on the technical front.

A torsional actuator formed of a yarn of twisted shape memory material. The yarn has multiple strands of homogeneous shape memory material that have been homochirally twisted. For torsional actuation, a fractional portion of the yarn is heated such as by Joule heating. Various Joule heating mechanisms include passing an electrical current through an unwound segment of the yarn, or by coating a fractional portion of the length of each homogeneous strand with a coating material of higher electrical conductivity than the electrical conductivity of the shape memory material an passing current through the length of the yarn. The shape memory material may be a shape memory alloy such as a NiTi alloy.

A torsional actuator formed of a yarn of twisted shape memory material. The yarn has multiple strands of homogeneous shape memory material that have been homochirally twisted. For torsional actuation, a fractional portion of the yarn is heated such as by Joule heating. Various Joule heating mechanisms include passing an electrical current through an unwound segment of the yarn, or by coating a fractional portion of the length of each homogeneous strand with a coating material of higher electrical conductivity than the electrical conductivity of the shape memory material an passing current through the length of the yarn. The shape memory material may be a shape memory alloy such as a NiTi alloy.

The present invention provides an outdoor armored fiber optical cable. By arranging water-blocking yarn parallelly to the optical fiber unit in armoring layer, or additionally arranging the water-blocking yarn in the reinforcing layer, ensure the cable no water leakage, and overall water resistance performance is enhanced. The armoring layer is a spiral steel tube structure, so that the fiber optical cable has excellent bending property, thus the present invention is particularly suitable for harsh outdoor environments.

The present invention provides an outdoor armored fiber optical cable. By arranging water-blocking yarn parallelly to the optical fiber unit in armoring layer, or additionally arranging the water-blocking yarn in the reinforcing layer, ensure the cable no water leakage, and overall water resistance performance is enhanced. The armoring layer is a spiral steel tube structure, so that the fiber optical cable has excellent bending property, thus the present invention is particularly suitable for harsh outdoor environments.