The invention herein provides biofabricated leather materials, solutions comprising collagen that can be used to create biofabricated leather materials, articles comprising biofabricated leather materials applied to portions of a substrate in a pattern or a design such a lace like pattern, and/or that serve to join end portions of one or more substrates, e.g., to replace stitching and/or adhesives, and methods thereof.

The disclosed tarpaulin comprises: a fabric layer, and a resin layer bonded to at least one surface of the fabric layer. The fabric layer comprises: high-density polyethylene (HDPE) multifilament yarns; polypropylene (PP) multifilament yarns arranged to cross the HDPE multifilament yarns; and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) ground yarns binding the HDPE multifilament yarns and the PP multifilament yarns. The resin layer comprises PP and low-density polyethylene (LDPE).

A natural fabric or textile product is coated and protected with a waterproofing composition comprising a crosslinking polyvinyl acetate (XPVAc or x-PVAc) emulsion polymer or adhesive applied and cured as a first coating layer or a primer and a coating layer of acrylic, alkyd, asphalt, emulsion polymer isocyanate, epoxy, lacquer, latex, polyurethane, urethane, or vinyl ester coated over the cured crosslinking polyvinyl acetate as a second coating layer or a topcoat. The natural fabric product is fabricated by weaving, knitting or felting the fibers, yarns or threads of vegetable or plant fibers from cotton, sisal, kenaf, hemp, jute, flax, reed, sugarcane, ramie, henequen, raffia, nettle, milkweeds, palm, coir, grass, Spanish moss, New Zealand flax, kapok, sugarcane, bamboo, or wood, or those of the protein fibers from wool, silk, spider threads, sea silk, or the combination thereof.

The present disclosure relates to a silicone elastomeric coating composition for synthetic leather, particularly silicone-based synthetic leather, a silicone elastomeric coating (e.g., a topcoat) formed as a reaction product of the cure of the coating composition, methods of making the topcoat and synthetic leather utilizing the same and uses of synthetic leather products. The topcoat is designed to provide synthetic leather with an improved abrasion and scratch resistant topcoat.

This invention relates to a bio-leather coated fabric (1) which is obtained by decomposing the cellulose layer (2) produced by microorganisms after production and adding the necessary active ingredients to obtain a biopolymer filler (3) and by pressing and laminating the obtained biopolymer filler (3) to a surface such as paper, woven fabric, reflector fabric, polyester, silk fabric in the textile industry with natural adhesives, and production method thereof (100).

Provided is a nubuck-like artificial leather having a moist feel and nap close to those of natural leather, and superior abrasion resistance. A nubuck-like artificial leather 100 is provided with a flexible sheet 100 including a base material containing tangled fibers 10 to which a resin 20 is added. Voids 30 are formed in the flexible sheet 100, the voids 30 being surrounded by cross-sections of the fibers 10 as viewed in a cross-section parallel to a thickness direction of the flexible sheet 100, and the voids being held by the fibers 10 being bonded together by the resin 20. In a region having a unit area of the cross-section of the flexible sheet 100, a ratio (A/B) of a cross-sectional area (A) of a continuous structure 40 formed by the fibers 10 being bonded together by the resin 20 to a cross-sectional area (B) of the voids is 15/85-90/10.

A thin film may include a high toughness and a high air permeability, e.g., when applied to skin, and may be used as a functional member or an electronic functional member. The thin film may include fibers, which may be formed into a net shape constituting a fibrous net, and a coating film, which may be formed on the surfaces of the fibers and in gaps between the fibers. The fibers may be formed by an electrospinning method. The fibers may be formed by using any of a polyurethane, a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) derivative, and a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as a material. The coating film may be formed by using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a material. A conductive film, which may be formed on a part of all of the coating film, may also be provided.

The present invention relates to a plant shelter, comprising an elongate tubular body having a wall formed from a biodegradable material comprising: a matrix of natural fibres; and a bioplastic polyurethane in which the fibres are held; wherein the natural fibres comprise a woven layer. Also disclosed is a biodegradable woven sheet comprising a matrix of woven natural fibres embedded in bioplastic polyurethane for use in such a plant shelter, along with related kits. Such plant shelters may provide protection to growing plants while being enabled to break down in situ upon exposure to the elements in a timely manner.

Described herein are wound dressings, methods for their production and components for use therein. Described herein are a knitted structure including a blend of gelling fibres and non-gelling fibres wherein the yarn includes at least 50% w/w gelling fibres, a three-dimensional textile material including gelling fibres, and a yarn including a blend of gelling and non-gelling fibres which may be used in their production, the knitted structure and three-dimensional textile material being suitable for use as wound dressings or as components of composite wound dressings. The wound dressings may be adapted for use in negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). It has been found that the incorporation of gel-forming fibres provides a material which has a high absorbency, enabling good transfer of exudates away from a wound, which retains structural integrity, and which is non-adherent and easily removed from the wound.

In some examples, a fire-resistant work glove includes a cotton base layer with a denier ranging from 150 to 200, and a polyurethane impregnated in the cotton base layer.