A laminated body formed by laminating a fiber substrate composed of a plurality of fibers and a polymer layer formed from a polymer latex. The polymer layer covers the fiber substrate in a state in which a portion of the polymer layer has permeated among the fibers. A ratio (t.sub.1/d) of a thickness t.sub.1 of the portion of the polymer layer that has permeated among the fibers (from a top surface of the fiber substrate) to a substrate layer average thickness d is 0.1 to 0.95. A thickness t.sub.2 of the portion of the polymer layer covering the top surface of the fiber substrate (from the top surface of the fiber substrate) is 80 m or more.

A system and method for an energy storing electrical device includes a first conductive electrode, a second conductive electrode, an electrolyte disposed between the first conductive electrode and a second conductive electrode, each electrode further comprising an integrated first layer and a second layer, and; wherein the second layer comprises a substrate, the substrate comprising a textile portion or a polymer portion and a conductive layer formed by a noble metal disposed on and attached to the substrate.

The present invention relates to a formaldehyde and resorcinol free dipping solution for cord fabrics and a production method thereof comprising the steps of adding acrylic polymer resin into water (11), adjusting pH value (12), adding epoxy to the composition (13), adding polyisocyanate to the composition (14), adding latex to the composition (15), obtaining the dipping material (16); enabling the synthetic fiber and the rubber used in cord fabric reinforced rubber materials production to be attached to each other by providing an interface between two said materials; not as hazardous as RFL for human health and also being environmentally friendly.

The present invention relates to a color stable treated fabric and the method for making the same.

The present disclosure relates to a continuous process for preparing hydrophobic regenerated cellulosic fiber. Said process comprises treating never-dried cellulosic fiber with a hydrophobic composition comprising 0.05-2.5 weight % of an alkyl ketene dimer based on weight of cellulose. The alkyl ketene dimer has a formula I: wherein both R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are hydrocarbon groups having 8-40 carbon atoms and which can be both, saturated or unsaturated, straight-chained or branched. The hydrophobic composition further comprises 0.02-1 weight % of a cationic polymer based on weight of cellulose. After treatment with the hydrophobic composition, the treated fiber is subjected to a drying step to form hydrophobic regenerated cellulose fiber.

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The invention concerns a polymeric antimicrobial composition, a method of producing the same and the uses thereof. The ionomer composition comprises an amine functional polymer compound reacted with silver halide, optionally together with a stabilizing component, such as an organic substance carrying a sulfonamide functional group. The ionomer composition can be obtained by reacting together (i) at least one polyamine and silver halide and optionally at least one organic stabilizer substance or; (ii) at least one polyamine, at least one non-halide silver salt or silver complex, hydrogen halide and/or alkaline metal halide salt and optionally at least one organic stabilizer substance. The present ionomer composition is suitable for use as an antimicrobial coating, antimicrobial finish, antimicrobial additive and as antimicrobial component for formation of new antimicrobial materials.

Provided is surface-metalized fiber, yarn, or fabric comprising: (a) a fiber, yarn, or fabric having a surface; (b) a graphene layer having a thickness from 0.34 nm to 20 m and comprising multiple graphene sheets and an optional conducive filler coated on or bonded to the surface, with or without using an adhesive resin, to form a graphene-coated fiber, yarn, or fabric; and (c) a metal layer comprising a plated metal deposited on the graphene-coated fiber, yarn, or fabric; wherein the graphene sheets contain single-layer or few-layer graphene sheets selected from a pristine graphene, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, graphene fluoride, graphene chloride, graphene bromide, graphene iodide, hydrogenated graphene, nitrogenated graphene, doped graphene, chemically functionalized graphene, or a combination thereof. This film exhibits a high scratch resistance, strength, hardness, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, light reflectivity, gloss, etc.

The present invention relates to a modified cellulosic fiber that comprises anionic moieties in an amount of more than 0.25 mol/kg of dry fiber and has applied theron a polymeric modifying agent in an amount of from 0.5 wt. % to 5.0 wt. %, based on dry fiber, the polymeric modifying agent comprising cationic moieties with a charge of at least 1.5 meq per gram of polymer and the molar ratio of anionic moieties to cationic moieties contained in the fiber is in the range of from 1:1 to 25:1. The fiber according to the present invention is characterized in that the anionic moieties are incorporated in the fiber and are from carboxymethylcellulose, and that the polymeric modifying agent comprising cationic moieties is selected from the group consisting of polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride (poly-DADMAC), poly(acrylamide-co-diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PAM-DADMAC) and mixtures thereof. The invention furthermore relates to a nonwoven product or fabric comprising the modified cellulosic fiber. (FIG. 1)

Graphene coated fabrics including graphene and/or its derivative(s) at very low concentrations, preferably between 0.0001 to 1 wt %, wherein the graphene coated fabric is characterized by one or more features, preferably at least two, at least three, at least four or all features selected from anti-microbial, antistatic, wicking, thermal cooling, anti-odour, and ultraviolet protection. In particular, a fabric coated with graphene at an amount ranging from about 0.0001% (w/w) to 1% (w/w), wherein the graphene is a combination of single layer graphene and multilayer graphene, and wherein the graphene has a surface area of about 300 m.sup.2/g to 800 m.sup.2/g.

A fabric coating composition can include water, from 3 wt % to 95 wt % oxazoline reactive compound by dry weight including an oxazoline group, and from 3 wt % to 70 wt % cationic charging agent by dry weight. The fabric coating composition can have a pH from pH 2 to pH 6.