(1) An elastic nonwoven fabric and a fiber product using the elastic nonwoven fabric, the elastic nonwoven fabric containing a crystalline resin composition containing low crystalline polypropylene and high crystalline polypropylene, the low crystalline polypropylene satisfying items (a) and (b) below, and a crystallization temperature (Tc) of the crystalline resin composition measured with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) being from 20 to 100 C.: (a) a melting point (Tm-D) being from 0 to 120 C., which is defined as a peak top of a peak observed on the most high temperature side of a melt endothermic curve obtained by maintaining at 10 C. for 5 minutes and increasing in temperature at 10 C. per minute in a nitrogen atmosphere with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC); and (b) a stereoregularity index ([mm]) being from 50 to 90% by mol;

(2) an elastic nonwoven fabric and a fiber product using the elastic nonwoven fabric, the elastic nonwoven fabric being produced by using a crystalline resin composition containing low crystalline polypropylene satisfying items (c) to (h) below, and a releasing agent: (c) [mmmm]=20 to 60% by mol; (d) [rrrr]/(1[mmmm])0.1; (e) [rmrm]>2.5% by mol; (f) [mm][rr]/[mr].sup.22.0; (g) mass average molecular weight (Mw)=10,000 to 200,000; and (h) molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn)<4; and

(3) an elastic nonwoven fabric and a fiber product using the elastic nonwoven fabric, the elastic nonwoven fabric containing core/shell type composite fibers containing low crystalline polypropylene satisfying the items (c) to (h) have excellent elastic recovery property and pleasant texture without stickiness.

A method for arranging nanotube elements within nanotube fabric layers and films is disclosed. A directional force is applied over a nanotube fabric layer to render the fabric layer into an ordered network of nanotube elements. That is, a network of nanotube elements drawn together along their sidewalls and substantially oriented in a uniform direction. In some embodiments this directional force is applied by rolling a cylindrical element over the fabric layer. In other embodiments this directional force is applied by passing a rubbing material over the surface of a nanotube fabric layer. In other embodiments this directional force is applied by running a polishing material over the nanotube fabric layer for a predetermined time. Exemplary rolling, rubbing, and polishing apparatuses are also disclosed.

A nonwoven fabric web having an excellent sound absorption coefficient in a frequency range from 800 Hz to 1000 Hz when used as a sound absorbing member for a vehicle exterior. The nonwoven fabric web including a nonwoven fabric having meltblown fibers and binder fibers arranged so as to be confounded with the meltblown fibers and fused with the meltblown fibers at some of the confounding points at the very least, the weight per unit area of the nonwoven fabric being from 400 g/m.sup.2 to 1500 g/m.sup.2, and the flexural rigidity of the nonwoven fabric being from 2.0 N/50 mm to 20.0 N/50 mm.

An enhanced flash evaporation/electrospinning composite spinning equipment includes a flash spinning equipment, an electrospinning equipment, and a grounded receiving conveyor belt; the flash spinning equipment includes a flash spinning spinneret unit, the flash spinning spinneret unit includes a first spinneret, and the first spinneret is grounded; the electrospinning equipment includes a high-voltage power supply and an electrospinning spinneret unit, the electrospinning spinneret unit includes a second spinneret, and the second spinneret is connected to the high-voltage power supply; the first spinneret and the second spinneret are both located above the receiving conveyor belt at opposite positions with a distance of D, and the value range of D is 15-40 cm. The enhanced flash evaporation/electrospinning composite spinning equipment has a simple structure, and can prepare products that are not easy to delaminate, and excellent in waterproof performance and air permeability.

The present invention relates to a porous support, a method for manufacturing the same, and a reinforced membrane comprising the same, the porous support comprising a nanoweb in which nanofibers are accumulated in the form of a nonwoven fabric including a plurality of pores, wherein the nanoweb has a moisture saturation time of 1 second to 600 seconds. The porous support not only has excellent durability, heat resistance, and chemical resistance while exhibiting excellent air permeability and water permeability, but also has good hydrophilicity.

The present invention relates to a multi-layered composite material manufactured by thermocompressing a multi-layered sheet, comprising: a first sheet layer formed from a solution containing nanofibrillated cellulose and a first thermoplastic matrix polymer; and a second sheet layer formed from a solution containing a second thermoplastic matrix polymer. The multi-layered composite material of the present invention has the high strength and high elastic modulus.

A multi-component fiber including at least first and second components. In some cases, at least a portion of the first component is opaque and microporous, and the second component is different from the first component. In some cases, at least a portion of the second component can be seen through at least a portion of the first component. A fiber having an opaque, microporous region and a see-through region of lower porosity is also disclosed. Fibrous webs including such fibers are also disclosed. In some cases, the fibrous web has at least one first region where first portions of the multiple fibers are opaque and microporous and at least one second region where second portions of the multiple fibers form a see-through region of lower porosity. Articles and laminates including the fibrous webs are disclosed. Methods of making the fibers, fibrous webs, and articles are also disclosed.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to synthetic tissue or organ scaffolds and methods and compositions for promoting or maintaining their structural integrity. Aspects of the disclosure are useful to prevent scaffold damage (e.g., delamination) during or after implantation into a host. Aspects of the disclosure are useful to stabilize tissue or organ scaffolds that include electrospun fibers.

The personal care compositions of the present invention are in the form of an Article comprising a dissolvable fibrous web structure. The fibers of the dissolvable fibrous web structure comprise a surfactant; a water soluble polymeric structurant; and a plasticizer. Additionally the ratio of the water soluble water soluble polymeric structurant to the active agent in the fiber is 3.5 or less.

Provided is a noise-absorbing sheet that is highly effective at absorbing noise from magnetic and/or electric fields, the noise-absorbing effect being effective in wider bandwidths. A noise-absorbing sheet upon which at least two layers are stacked, wherein the noise absorbing sheet is characterized in that a magnetic layer containing a magnetic material and a layer of a noise-absorbing fabric in which a metal is deposited on constituent fibers are layered on said sheet, and the common logarithmic value of the surface resistivity of at least one side of the noise-absorbing fabric is 0 to 6.