A braided structure that includes a core and a sheath is provided. The core includes a yarn formed at least in part from an aromatic polymer (e.g., an aromatic polyester/liquid crystalline polymer or an aramid polymer), and the sheath, which includes a plurality of ultra high molecular weight polyolefin yarns, is braided around the core. The sheath has an overall diameter ranging from about 60 micrometers to about 650 micrometers. Despite its small diameter, the braided structure can be creep resistant and abrasion resistant while at the same time exhibiting low elongation, a high load at break, and high stiffness. The braided structure can be used in medical applications such as sutures, load bearing orthopedic applications, artificial tendons/ligaments, fixation devices, actuation cables, components for tissue repair, etc.

Aspects herein relate to a knit textile or garment that comprises at least a first and second portion. The first portion comprises a first percentage by weight of a first yarn and a second yarn. The second portion comprises a second percentage by weight of the first yarn and the second yarn. The two portions are integrally knitted from each other. The second portions provide a high level of air permeability, while the first portions provide moisture wicking and may be used as modesty portions in garments.

The invention provides a fiber-reinforced composite material lightweight and excellent in impact resistance, damping nature, and shatterproof nature without impairing stiffness. It is a fiber-reinforced composite material including a fibrous structure (1) composed of only an inorganic fiber and a fibrous structure (2) comprising a wholly aromatic polyester fiber which are stacked together and are impregnated with a resin, wherein an outermost layer of the fiber-reinforced composite material is the fibrous structure (1) composed of only an inorganic fiber and at least one fibrous structure (2) comprising a wholly aromatic polyester fiber is present in a layer other than the center layer.

An embolic filter balloon is disclosed. The embolic filter balloon may comprise an inflatable balloon portion. Further, the inflatable balloon portion may be coupled to a filter member. The embolic filter balloon may be disposed in a body lumen. In some embodiments, the embolic filter balloon may be configured such that when the inflatable balloon portion is at least partially inflated the filter member extends at least partially across the body lumen. Such a configuration may allow the embolic filter balloon, when deployed, to filter particles greater than a predetermined size from a fluid in the body lumen.

A flame resistant textile containing a plurality of warp yarns in a warp direction of the textile interwoven with a plurality of weft yarns in the weft direction approximately perpendicular to the warp direction. The warp yarns contain inherent FR polyester yarns having between about 1500 and 3500 ppm of a phosphorous based FR chemistry and the weft yarns contain polyester yarns. the textile contains more weft yarns by weight than warp yarns and wherein the FR textile contain about 1500 ppm or less of the phosphorous based FR chemistry.

A braided structure that includes a core and a sheath is provided. The core includes a yarn formed at least in part from an aromatic polymer (e.g., an aromatic polyester/liquid crystalline polymer or an aramid polymer), and the sheath, which includes a plurality of ultra high molecular weight polyolefin yarns, is braided around the core. The sheath has an overall diameter ranging from about 60 micrometers to about 650 micrometers. Despite its small diameter, the braided structure can be creep resistant and abrasion resistant while at the same time exhibiting low elongation, a high load at break, and high stiffness. The braided structure can be used in medical applications such as sutures, load bearing orthopedic applications, artificial tendons/ligaments, fixation devices, actuation cables, components for tissue repair, etc.

The invention relates to a multifunctional protective textile for protective garments and accessories made from high strength fibers, said garments and accessories are abrasion resistant, improved penetration resistant, laceration resistant, and flame resistant, the textile is made from a flame resistant knitted outer layer made of a first yarn containing modacrylic, FR rayon, Opan, or aramid fibers; and, a penetration resistant knitted inner layer made of a second yarn made from 50-90% HBA/HNA filaments, as well as methods of manufacturing yarn, methods of manufacturing a textile using the yarn, and apparel made from the yarn.

The invention relates to a knit fabric for orthopedic support material. The knit fabric comprises in the weft yarn in-lay/cross direction synthetic organic microdenier yarn of no greater than 1.5 denier per filament (dpf) and synthetic organic multi-filament yarn of greater than 2.5 denier per filament (dpf). It is impregnated with a curable resin which on activation with a curing agent forms a cast supporting the patient's limb. The knit fabric according to invention exhibits the high holding capacity of the resin over time, said capacity being sufficient to prevent resin leak from a resin-coated fabric.

A protective textile sleeve for providing protection to an elongate member contained therein; a method of construction thereof, and a method of bonding at least a portion of the sleeve to at least one of itself and an elongate member extending through a cavity thereof is provided. The sleeve has a wall of interlaced yarn, with the wall having an outermost surface and an innermost surface. The innermost surface is configured to bound a cavity extending between opposite open ends. The sleeve further includes an adhesive coating bonded to at least a portion of at least one of the outermost and innermost surfaces. The adhesive coating has a first, dried non-adhesive state and a second, wetted adhesive state, wherein the second adhesive state is activated via application of a water-based liquid thereto.

A cooling fabric including a moisture-permeable inner surface layer, a spacer fabric and an outer surface layer, wherein the outer surface layer has an air permeability of at most 250 l/dm2/min at 500 Pa measured according to ISO 9237 and wherein the spacer fabric comprises monofilaments extending across the spacer fabric, wherein the monofilaments have a linear density of at least 250 dtex and wherein the monofilaments are present at a density of at most 800 monofilaments per square-inch.