A knit sock includes a foot portion having an upper instep area and a lower sole area integrally knit of a body yarn in circumferential courses and axial wales. The lower sole area defines inner and outer arch regions. The inner arch region incorporates a targeted compression zone adapted to reside generally adjacent an inner arch of a wearer's foot. The compression zone includes axially extending compression ridges of variable length spaced apart from a top of the compression zone to a bottom of the compression zone. When the sock is worn, a compression force applied by the foot portion within the targeted compression zone is greater than the compression force in directly adjacent areas of said foot portion.

A nonwoven fabric comprising a plurality of filamentary strata, wherein the fabric comprises —a first stratum (A), which forms an outer surface of the nonwoven fabric and comprises continuous multi-component filaments comprising a component, which forms at least 20% of the surface of the filaments and bonds within the first stratum (A) and has its melting point at least 5° C. lower than the melting point of the other components of the filaments of the first stratum (A), and —a second stratum (B), which comprises continuous multi-component filaments comprising a component, which forms at least 20% of the surface of the filaments and bonds within the second stratum (B) and has its melting point at least 5° C. lower than the melting point of the other components of the filaments of the second stratum (B), —wherein the bulk density of the fabric is lower than 60 kg/m3.

Textiles formed of active and inactive materials are disclosed. The active and inactive materials are knit together so that the textile exhibits a predetermined shape change upon exposure to an external stimulus, such as heat or moisture.

An article of apparel is disclosed that includes zones with a textile having a structure than changes or is otherwise modified by a physical stimulus, such as the presence of water or a temperature change, to modify a property of the textile. The zones may be along a center back area and/or side areas of the apparel, and the textile may increase in air permeability when exposed to water. In some embodiments, slits are formed in the textile.

A knitted fabric panel, composed of a knitted base fabric embroidered as a circular knitted fabric from at least one knitted base fabric thread, wherein at least one zone having a reduced thread volume is provided, the zone being knitted by further threads which by way of the two ends thereof are fixed in the knitted base fabric, at least part of the further threads being thinner than the knitted base fabric thread. The threads instead of the knitted base fabric thread are knitted in a plurality of separate loop forming courses that in the circumferential direction extend by less than 360°.

A water-repellent knitted fabric is a knitted fabric which comprises a multifilament made of a thermoplastic resin and has a water repellent imparted to a surface of the knitted fabric or the multifilament, and satisfies the following conditions (1) to (4): (1) the number of voids between stitches of the knitted fabric is 20 to 40/[12 cm×12 cm], and the voids have a size of 7 to 25 mm.sup.2; (2) initial water repellency measured in accordance with a spray method described in JIS L-1092 is at a grade 3 or higher; (3) initial Water drainage is 70% or more; and (4) initial Bursting Strength measured in accordance with a method A described in JIS L-1096 is 200 kPa or more and 500 kPa or less.

Disclosed herein is a knitted multi-layer fabric construction that provides the ability to cool skin to below a current temperature whether wetted or dry. The knit uses four separate yarns which collectively work together to produce enhanced cooling. Knits can include warp knit, seamless, hosiery, flat bed, spacer, and double knits. Various finishing methods may also be employed to enhance the cooling power of the fabric.

The invention relates to medicine and, more particularly to surgery and oral surgery. A titanium matrix based on a tension-free metal warp knit fabric for guided tissue regeneration is made of a warp-knitted mesh fabric formed from titanium threads, the structure of the mesh fabric being in the form of a combined, plain, two-bar metal warp knit fabric formed on the basis of primary and derived weaves and having alternating wales consisting of one and two titanium threads respectively, wherein the titanium threads have a contoured surface. The technical result is: a decrease in the elasticity and an increase in the plasticity of the material, allowing the set dimensions of an implant to be preserved after the removal of all loads on the material; an increase of the adhesion of the matrix to the wound bed; delineation of the growth of the mucous membrane and of the bone tissue; good quality formation of the necessary volume of bone tissue for the subsequent insertion of dental implants; minimal likelihood of biomechanical incompatibility between the warp knit fabric and the mucous membrane, and reduced risk of trauma. 8 d.c., 7 ill.

The invention relates to medicine and, more particularly to surgery and oral surgery. A titanium matrix based on a tension-free metal warp knit fabric for guided tissue regeneration is made of a warp-knitted mesh fabric formed from titanium threads, the structure of the mesh fabric being in the form of a combined, plain, two-bar metal warp knit fabric formed on the basis of primary and derived weaves and having alternating wales consisting of one and two titanium threads respectively, wherein the titanium threads have a contoured surface. The technical result is: a decrease in the elasticity and an increase in the plasticity of the material, allowing the set dimensions of an implant to be preserved after the removal of all loads on the material; an increase of the adhesion of the matrix to the wound bed; delineation of the growth of the mucous membrane and of the bone tissue; good quality formation of the necessary volume of bone tissue for the subsequent insertion of dental implants; minimal likelihood of biomechanical incompatibility between the warp knit fabric and the mucous membrane, and reduced risk of trauma. 8 d.c., 7 ill.

A seamless compression article is knitted on a flatbed knitting machine having a front needle bed and a rear needle bed opposite thereto. The compression article includes a base structure of at least one weft thread, at least one elastic warp thread inserted or knitted therein, and at least one tubular or pocket-like receptacle extending along a longitudinal direction for at least one finger or at least one toe of a wearer of the compression article and can be placed on a body extremity of the wearer extending in the longitudinal direction. The receptacle includes a number of rib-like elevations, which run substantially parallel to each other and along the longitudinal direction of the corresponding receptacle. Putting on the compression article can thereby be facilitated.

A water-repellent knitted fabric is a knitted fabric which comprises a multifilament made of a thermoplastic resin and has a water repellent imparted to a surface of the knitted fabric or the multifilament, and satisfies the following conditions (1) to (4): (1) the number of voids between stitches of the knitted fabric is 20 to 40/[12 cm×12 cm], and the voids have a size of 7 to 25 mm.sup.2; (2) initial water repellency measured in accordance with a spray method described in JIS L-1092 is at a grade 3 or higher; (3) initial Water drainage is 70% or more; and (4) initial Bursting Strength measured in accordance with a method A described in JIS L-1096 is 200 kPa or more and 500 kPa or less.