The present invention provides a knitted fabric with leather fibers comprising a ground yarn layer and a face yarn layer directly connected with the ground yarn layer through double knitting. The ground yarn layer includes a plurality of first yarn loops, each of the first yarn loops is formed by a plurality of ground yarns. The face yarn layer includes a plurality of second yarn loops, each of the second yarn loops is formed by at least one face yarn attached with the leather fibers obtained from a piece of leather by a pulverization operation. A course ratio of the face yarn layer to the ground yarn layer is in a range between 1:1.25 and 1:4. Accordingly, the invention provides an innovative knitted fabric and solves the problem that the leather cannot be recycled after being discarded.

A cover material for a vehicle seat provides favorable touch while utilizing the texture of a leather material. A cover material for a vehicle seat includes: a leather portion made of natural leather or artificial leather; and a mesh fabric portion bonded to the back side of the leather portion.

Provided is a laminated body, said laminated body being a laminated cloth the back surface of which has excellent properties against tangling and abrasion and good separability from the skin and which has a good texture and a favorable appearance and is comfortable to wear when made into clothing. The laminated cloth includes a front surface layer, a middle layer and a back surface layer, said layers being stacked one on another, wherein: the front surface layer comprises one member selected from the group consisting of a woven fabric, a knitted fabric and a non-woven fabric; the middle layer comprises a resin film or a non-woven fabric; and the back surface layer comprises a circular knitted fabric in which filament yarn of 60 dtex or less is used at least in part thereof and which is configured from knitting stitches and tack stitches, 9 to 72 said tack stitches being disposed per area of 12 wales×12 courses.

An improved abdominal hernia repair system is presented comprised of a silicone layer backed up with a knitted or woven polypropylene fabric layer, the silicone layer possessing a regular pattern of slits that permit equilibration of fluid pressure across the device. A variety of therapeutic substances can be applied to the hernia repair device to promote healing, including aloe and other medicinal preparations. A layer of water soluble or water insoluble anti-scar compound is also present, the preferred compound being Salinomycin.

An improved inguinal hernia repair system is presented that is identical to the above except it does not contain the hydrophobic silicone component.

A method of manufacturing an article of footwear with an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper is described. The upper includes a knitted component and a polymer layer. The knitted component is formed of unitary knit construction and extends along a lateral side of the upper, along a medial side of the upper, over a forefoot region of the upper, and around a heel region of the upper. The polymer layer is bonded to the knitted component and may form a majority of an exterior surface of the upper. The polymer layer may be formed from a thermoplastic polymer material.

Disclosed are self-expanding medical implants for placement within a lumen of a patient. The implants comprise a woven or non-woven structure having a substantially tubular configuration, and are designed to be low-profile such that they are deliverable with a small diameter catheter. The implants have a high recoverability and desired mechanical properties.

Problem: To provide a touch fastener female material which can achieve a good printed appearance without using a substrate layer such as a printed layer support film and which has excellent engaging properties and durability, and a touch fastener and absorbent article containing the touch fastener female material. Solution: A touch fastener female material including a knitted fabric; the knitted fabric composed of back yarns, middle yarns, and front yarns; at least 50% of the back yarns being finished yarns; and the back yarns being arranged in accordance with a 0-0/N-N (where N is an odd number) knit structure.

A three-dimensional, 3D, knitted fabric is knitted by a double-bed weft-knitting machine. The knitted fabric comprises a top layer, a bottom layer, and an intermediate layer, wherein the top layer and the bottom layer are joined together by cross-yarns constituting the intermediate layer, and wherein at least the top layer comprises two-folded cut-resistant yarns.

An object is to solve problems associated with a stretchable wire member that includes, for example, a garment with stretchable wires formed thereon, that is, to solve the problems of wrinkles and undulations that often occur after the garment is stretched. A stretchable wire member includes a fabric; a base layer disposed on a surface of the fabric; a conductive layer disposed in part of the fabric, the conductive layer being on a surface of the base layer; and a protective layer covering the conductive layer. In the stretchable wire member, an elastic modulus E′3 of a multilayer body portion including the fabric, the base layer, and the protective layer ranges from 1 MPa to 6 MPa.

Knitted device, in particular a knitted fabric, comprising a first area, in particular a rectangular area, from which loops project and at least one second area, in particular a contiguous rectangular area, preferably two contiguous areas on either side of the first area, the second contiguous selvedge area(s) not comprising loops and being designed to allow the knitted device to be attached to a cover designed to cover a moulded object, in particular a motor vehicle seat, for example by stitching, while the first area with loops is designed to cooperate with hooks that project from the moulded object, characterised in that means are provided to prevent or combat fraying of the threads of the knitted device forming the one or more second selvedge areas.