The present invention aims to provide highly flowable granules comprising a complex fiber of a fiber with inorganic particles. Granules comprising a complex fiber of a fiber with inorganic particles are provided by the present invention. The granules of the present invention have a particle size of 0.1 to 10 mm and a water content of less than 60%.

The present invention aims to provide highly flowable granules comprising a complex fiber of a fiber with inorganic particles. Granules comprising a complex fiber of a fiber with inorganic particles are provided by the present invention. The granules of the present invention have a particle size of 0.1 to 10 mm and a water content of less than 60%.

One or more aspects of the present disclosure provide articles of manufacture and components of articles that incorporate an optical element that imparts a structural color to the component or the article. The component comprises a thermoplastic polymeric material, and can include or be made to have a textured surface.

One or more aspects of the present disclosure provide articles of manufacture and components of articles that incorporate an optical element that imparts a structural color to the component or the article. The component comprises a thermoplastic polymeric material, and can include or be made to have a textured surface.

Novel coatings disclosed herein can be used to mitigate dust adhesion. In one embodiment, a method of making a dust repellant coating includes combining a titanium dioxide sol with colloidal silica to form a mixture. The method also includes adding solvent to the mixture, stirring the mixture for about an hour, and filtering the mixture into a solution of titanium dioxide and silica dioxide.

One or more aspects of the present disclosure provide articles of manufacture and components of articles that incorporate an optical element that imparts a structural color to the component or the article. The component comprises a thermoplastic polymeric material, and can include or be made to have a textured surface.

One or more aspects of the present disclosure provide articles of manufacture and components of articles that incorporate an optical element that imparts a structural color to the component or the article. The component comprises a thermoplastic polymeric material, and can include or be made to have a textured surface.

A functional cashmere fiber includes a cashmere fiber, a boron-doped TiO.sub.2 layer and a carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) binder. The CMC binder binds the boron-doped TiO.sub.2 layer on the cashmere fiber such that the boron-doped TiO.sub.2 layer at least partially covers the cashmere fiber. The functional cashmere fiber provides self-cleaning function under visible light and high washing stability.

A functional cashmere fiber includes a cashmere fiber, a boron-doped TiO.sub.2 layer and a carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) binder. The CMC binder binds the boron-doped TiO.sub.2 layer on the cashmere fiber such that the boron-doped TiO.sub.2 layer at least partially covers the cashmere fiber. The functional cashmere fiber provides self-cleaning function under visible light and high washing stability.

The present disclosure is directed to a kind of functional fabric coating that may be applied (or coated) on a synthetic fabric that can effectively alter the opacity (i.e., transparency, sheer proof, light shielding) and hydrophilicity (i.e., wicking, moisture management) of the finished fabric, without significantly affecting the synthetic fabric's physiochemical properties.