Disclosed herein are nonwoven materials, such as electrospun materials, that have one or more of the characteristics of softness, loftiness, particular pore sizes, little to no solvent retention, and mechanical and dimensional stability for use in implanted medical devices.

Subject of the invention is a nonwoven, wherein the nonwoven fibers are organic polymer fibers, and wherein the nonwoven is consolidated with an aqueous binder, wherein the binder comprises protein and a polyphenolic compound from natural origin. Preferably, the nonwoven carrier is highly suitable for producing bituminous membranes. Subject of the invention are also uses, methods, bituminous membranes, binders and building materials, which are related to the nonwoven carrier.

The present invention relates to a nonwoven fabric and the production thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to a dispersible and biodegradable nonwoven fabric comprising a web prepared using a wet lay forming process. The process involves forming a web from the aqueous suspension on a wire support, hydroentangling and drying the web. The web can be provided with a high quality hydroembossed pattern, which remains even in wet wipes prepared from the material.

A drum sealing gasket of a washing and drying machine is disposed on an end of a drum. The drum sealing gasket includes a band-shaped belt manufactured by cutting a felt in which natural fiber and synthetic fiber are mixed. A finishing space is formed by folding both peripheral portions of the belt and sewing the peripheral portions to the body of the belt with an adhesive-coated sewing thread. An extension is formed on one of the folded peripheral portions to cover a portion of the other of the folded peripheral portions. A flexible band is added and sewn to the surface of the extension with an adhesive-coated thread. Both ends of the belt are bound without a height difference.

The present disclosure provides a non-woven fabric, a separator, and a battery. The non-woven fabric includes a structural fiber, and the structural fiber includes a circular cross-section fiber and a profiled fiber; and a cross section of at least part of the profiled fibers has a perimeter coefficient being X.sub.L, with 1<X.sub.L5. The present disclosure can improve the strength of the non-woven fabric while maintaining its relatively small thickness, thereby simultaneously improving the safety, cycle life, energy density and other properties of the battery.

Provided is batting that includes a bonded nonwoven web made from a fiber mixture containing: (a) 20 to 55 wt % of siliconized fibers having a denier of 1.5 to 10.0 and a length of 51 mm to 84 mm; (b) 10 to 45 wt % of hollow conjugate fibers having a spiral crimp, and having a denier of 1.5 to 10.0 and a length of 51 to 84 mm; (c) 10 to 45 wt % of a first population of binder fibers which are elastomeric co-polyester binder fibers having a denier of 1.5 to 8.0, a length of 51 mm to 84 mm, and a bonding temperature of 110 C. to 180 C.; and (d) 1 to 20 wt % of a second population of binder fibers, which have a denier of 1.5 to 6.0, a length of 51 mm to 84 mm, and a bonding temperature of 80 C. to 135 C.

This invention relates to polyvinyl alcohol fibers, methods of making polyvinyl alcohol fibers and products manufactured from polyvinyl alcohol fibers. The invention relates particularly but not exclusively to products comprising extruded polyvinyl alcohol fibers, methods of making extruded polyvinyl alcohol fibers and products incorporating such fibers.

The present disclosure provides a non-woven fabric, which includes 20% to 50% by weight of one or more plant-based fibers, 30% to 50% by weight of one or more low-melting point thermoplastic fibers or thermoplastic bicomponent fibers with a melting point below 180 C., and 10% to 30% by weight of one or more water-based binders. The non-woven fabric uses low-melting point thermoplastic fibers or thermoplastic bicomponent fibers, which ensures a low heat-sealing temperature while maintaining heat-sealing strength. The low binder content addresses the adhesion issue during the processing of non-woven fabric and reduces production energy consumption. By optimizing the ratio of each component, various key properties are balanced. In addition to excellent heat-sealing properties, the non-woven fabric also exhibits good processing properties, mechanical properties, and hydrophilic properties. The fabric surface is free of adhesion and has excellent technical effects in dry and wet stiffness, hygroscopicity, and roughness.

A paper comprising polymeric fibers and a binder, wherein the polymeric fibers comprise first fibers and second fibers, the first fibers comprising an aramid copolymer having a structure derived from the reaction of para-oriented aromatic diamine monomer and benzimidazole monomer with a para-oriented aromatic diacid monomer, the second fibers comprising poly(para-phenylene terephthalate) homopolymer, and the binder comprising a third polymer that is either an aramid homopolymer or aramid copolymer; the paper having an ultimate tensile strength of 21 N-m/g or greater and average specific modulus of 4950 Pa-m.sup.3/g or greater.

A process and system for producing nonwoven substrates are disclosed. Also disclosed is a forming surface or forming wire for producing the substrates. The forming surface includes a pattern of high porosity zones and low porosity zones. The low porosity zones have a non-zero but low porosity. A wet suspension of fibers is deposited onto the forming surface to form nonwoven substrates having areas of high basis weight and low basis weight. The low porosity zones have a width dimension that is greater than the average fiber length of at least some of the types of fibers contained in the fiber furnish to form substrates having exceptional properties, especially with respect to fluid control properties.