A modified fiber and a method for producing the same. The modified fiber is obtained by modifying a fiber material containing at least one of a cellulosic fiber and an animal fiber. In the modified fiber, a film of a silicone elastomer is attached to at least a portion of a surface of the fiber material, the silicone elastomer contains a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether having 12 to 15 carbon atoms as a main component and has a siloxane skeleton, and the surface has a surface tension of 30 to 70 mN/m.

A one-step formed gel fiber composite scaffold material can be prepared by preparing an electrospun film through a high-voltage electrostatic method and soaking the electrospun film into a phase separation solution to obtain the gel fiber composite scaffold material. The obtained composite scaffold material is an extracellular matrix simulated composite material and can be modified by adding multiple natural biomaterials, so that the composite material is closer to an extracellular matrix in terms of components

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a protein fiber, including an extension and contraction step of contracting or extending a protein raw fiber containing a protein by bringing the protein raw fiber into contact with a liquid or vapor; and a drying step of drying the protein raw fiber that has undergone the extension and contraction step while adjusting a length of the protein raw fiber to an arbitrary length.

This disclosure provides novel silk coated articles and methods of preparing same. In some embodiments, silk coated articles include fabrics pretreated with a reducing agent that are coated with aqueous solutions of silk protein fragments having low, medium, and/or high molecular weight.

An object of the present invention is to provide a modification method capable of affording animal hair having an anti-pilling property through simple treatment.

The present invention provides a method for modifying animal hair, including a reduction treatment step of treating animal hair with a reduction treatment liquid containing a reducing agent under a neutral or weakly alkaline condition, and an enzyme treatment step of treating the animal hair subjected to the reduction treatment with an enzyme treatment liquid containing a water-soluble protein and a transglutaminase.

In alternative embodiments, provided are biomaterials comprising hydrated, or hydrated and dried, orb-weaving spider aciniform (AC) prey-wrapping silks, or orb-weaving spider aciniform (AC) prey-wrapping silks that have been substantially converted into -sheet aggregates or -sheet nanocrystallite structures, which can be fabricated into products of manufacture, or films, fibers or threads, including fibers or threads woven into textiles or cloths. In alternative embodiments, provided are hydrated, or hydrated and dried, orb-weaving spider aciniform (AC) prey-wrapping silks, or orb-weaving spider aciniform (AC) prey-wrapping silks, substantially comprising -sheet aggregates or B-sheet nanocrystallite structures, and products of manufacture, or fibers or threads, comprising these -sheet aggregate-comprising silks or -sheet nanocrystallite structures. In alternative embodiments, provided are methods for making hydrated, or hydrated and dried, orb-weaving spider aciniform (AC) prey-wrapping silks, or orb-weaving spider aciniform (AC) prey-wrapping silks, substantially comprising -sheet aggregates or -sheet nanocrystallite structures.

A ventilation insert for textiles, with at least one layer, covered at least partially by an absorption material and having ventilation openings, the openings being at least partially closeable via a liquid by swelling of the absorption material, obtainable by: a) treating a layer having ventilation openings with a mixture, containing a wetting agent, initiator, polymerizable monomer or oligomers, and a cross-linking agent, as a preliminary stage for the absorption material; and b) polymerizing the monomer or oligomer to form the absorption material while forming a bonded connection between the absorption material and the layer. The ventilation insert has a relatively low thickness, a low weight per unit area, and high flexibility permanently and independently of moisture after economical production, via one layer, self-sealingly closing ventilation openings, and containing the absorption material. The absorption material is connected to the layer by bonding, at least in some regions.

A composite yarn derived from material that is known to be environmentally friendly, and which is then coated with polyurethane is disclosed. Specifically, the composite yarn is derived from ocean waste and then wrapped or twisted with cotton or other materials. The ocean waste comprises recycled PET fibers that are blended with almost any fiber type, but most commonly with cotton, nylon, polyester, hemp, or wool. The composite yarn is then coated with polyurethane to produce a more sustainable coated material. The polyurethane-coated yarn is then used as a base material for care labels, and the total construction is thermal transfer printable, and can be printed with standard inks.

The present disclosure relates to specialty fabrics. Also disclosed is a coating composition, which is applied on a fabric to obtain the specialty fabric having anti-microbial, stain release and dust resistant properties. The specialty fabric is safe for the human skin, is economical, and can be successfully used in many applications like in nursing homes/hospitals, operation theatres, for preparing sports apparel, and the like.

Hydrophobic and oleophobic coatings, methods of making same, and uses of same. A coating can comprise one or more oleophobic and/or hydrophobic layer(s) disposed on a substrate, e.g., a fabric or the like. A layer comprises polymeric particles, which may be at least partially coalesced and/or crosslinked, comprising (co) polymer chains comprising silicon-containing pendant groups. A method of making a layer comprises: coating a substrate with an aqueous dispersion of the polymeric particles; and, optionally, curing the layer, e.g., to coalesce and/or crosslink the polymeric particles. A method of making the aqueous dispersion may comprise: forming a reaction mixture comprising one or more monomers comprising silicon-containing pendant groups; optionally, one or more comonomers; surfactant, and water. Coatings of the present disclosure have use in aerospace applications, automotive applications, building and construction, food processing, and electronics, or the like.