A protective drainage wrap comprises a cross-woven material portion, cross-laminate material portion or mesh material portion in first and second directions and a breathable solid layer portion. The material in the first and second directions comprises a polyolefin, polyester, nylon or combinations thereof. The first direction being roughly perpendicular to the second direction. The cross-woven, cross-laminate or mesh material portions being adapted to facilitate a drainage path. The breathable solid layer portion is attached to the cross-woven material portion, cross-laminate material portion or mesh material portion. The breathable solid layer portion is adapted to allow water vapor to flow therethrough.

Performance fabrics and methods of manufacturing them where the fabric is knit or woven cotton and cotton elastane blends to which a moisture-management treatment of wax or wax emulsion is applied to one side of the woven or knitted fabric. The treated fabric is wicking, absorbent and not water repellant or water resistant.

A protective drainage wrap comprises a cross-woven material portion, cross-laminate material portion or mesh material portion in first and second directions and a breathable solid layer portion. The material in the first and second directions comprises a polyolefin, polyester, nylon or combinations thereof. The first direction being roughly perpendicular to the second direction. The cross-woven, cross-laminate or mesh material portions being adapted to facilitate a drainage path. The breathable solid layer portion is attached to the cross-woven material portion, cross-laminate material portion or mesh material portion. The breathable solid layer portion is adapted to allow water vapor to flow therethrough.

Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for using nonwoven materials for evacuation slides, life rafts, life vests, and other life-saving inflatable devices. The nonwoven materials have a substrate layer with continuous filaments formed in various directions.

The invention relates to a method for treating a textile to inhibit wicking and/or provide durable water repellency. The method includes applying one or more first coating solutions to at least one surface of a material substrate and curing the first coating solution under ambient atmospheric pressure to form one or more water-repellent layers on the material substrate. The first coating solution and water-repellent layer are fluorine free and water free. The first coating solution includes one or more first chemical components having a SiH group, one or more second chemical components having an alkene group, and one or more catalyst agents that cause a specific chemical reaction between the SiH group and alkene group to link the first chemical component to the second chemical component.

A membranous body includes a super fiber layer configured with super fiber, and resin solvent layers that are in contact with the super fiber layer and formed to interpose the super fiber layer therebetween. The super fiber layer has been subjected to at least one of a deoiling treatment and a hydrophilic treatment.

Pipe liners, coating for pipe liners, methods of making, and method of installing are disclosed. One disclosed pipe liner includes a fabric sheet comprising two longitudinal edges joined together to form a longitudinally extending tube, a multi-layer coating disposed on the fabric sheet, the coating including: a first layer disposed adjacent to the fabric sheet, the first layer including about 60 percent by weight to about 80 percent by weight of a first thermoplastic and about 3 percent by weight to about 15 percent by weight of a first tie resin; a second layer disposed adjacent to the first layer, the second layer including polyamide; and a third layer disposed adjacent to the second layer, the third layer including a second thermoplastic and a second tie resin.

The present disclosure generally relates to polymer-aerogel/fiber composite materials, polymer-aerogel/textile composite materials, and systems and methods for producing them. The gel material can comprise, in some embodiments, a network of polymer. The fiber and/or textile material can comprise at least one of any natural, synthetic, and/or mineral fiber. In some cases, certain combinations of materials, solvents, and/or processing steps may be synergistically employed so as to enable manufacture of materials suitable for use in apparel, soft goods, and other consumer applications which may benefit from the properties of a polymer-aerogel/fiber composite and/or the polymer-aerogel/textile composite.