Elastic polymer compositions that provide stretch recovery to absorbent fabrics and products produced from these absorbent fabrics and methods for their production are provided.

A decorative molding sheet including: an artificial leather substrate that includes a non-woven fabric containing ultrafine fibers with an average fineness of 0.001 to 1 dtex and an elastic polymer applied in the non-woven fabric, and that has a leather-like finished surface; and a resin layer that is formed on a back surface of the artificial leather substrate relative to the leather-like finished surface, and that contains a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, and a preform molded body obtained by shaping the decorative molding sheet into a three-dimensional shape are used.

A fouling-proof structure is applicable to synthetic leather or fabric and it includes an alcohol-resistant layer; and a water-based fouling-proof layer disposed on the alcohol-resistant layer, wherein the alcohol-resistant layer is formed by curing an alcohol-resistant combination, and the alcohol-resistant combination comprises polyurethane resin, wherein the water-based fouling-proof layer is formed by curing a water-based fouling-proof combination, and the water-based fouling-proof combination comprises polyurethane resin, water, polymerized siloxanes, water-based PTFE and silicone oil.

A method of producing a fouling-proof structure, comprising steps of a) coating an alcohol-resistant combination on a substrate and then drying the alcohol-resistant combination at 80-160 C. to form an alcohol-resistant layer; and b) coating a water-based fouling-proof combination on the alcohol-resistant layer and then drying the water-based fouling-proof combination above 140 C. to form a water-based fouling-proof layer, wherein the alcohol-resistant layer is formed by curing an alcohol-resistant combination, and the alcohol-resistant combination comprises polyurethane resin, wherein the water-based fouling-proof layer is formed by curing a water-based fouling-proof combination, and the water-based fouling-proof combination comprises polyurethane resin, water, polymerized siloxanes, water-based PTFE and silicone oil.

An abrasion resistant finish for a fungal material, the finishing comprising an optimum quantity biodegradable polylactic acid plastic (PLA) dispersed in water to produce a PLA mixture. When the PLA mixture is applied to the fungal material, water carries the PLA deeply into the matrix of the fungal hyphae to a depth at least 2 N/10 mm or 1% of the thickness of the fungal material, whichever is greater. The finish fortifies the hyphal structure as the water evaporates and creates a PLA coating on the fungal material with improved abrasion resistance and water resistance.

This invention relates to an artificial leather having a laminated structure and a process for producing such product. The artificial leather comprises a non-woven matt formed from bast fibres, more particularly fibres obtained from hemp plants. The fibres in the non-woven matt are impregnated with a polymer, such as a polyester or polyurethane. The artificial leather includes the non-woven matt as a discrete bottom layer in a laminated structure also comprising a discrete intermediate layer of a binder material and a discrete top layer of a polymer coating material.

The present disclosure is drawn to a fabric print medium including a fabric substrate, a primary coating layer, and a secondary coating layer. The fabric substrate can have a first side and a second side. The primary coating layer can be applied to the first side of the fabric substrate at a thickness from 2 m to 250 m with a dry coat weight ranging from about 5 gsm to about 300 gsm and can include a polymeric binder and filler particles. The secondary coating layer can be applied to the primary coating layer at a thickness from 1 m to 50 m with a dry coat weight ranging from 0.5 gsm to 50 gsm and can include a first crosslinked polymeric network and a second crosslinked polymeric network. The primary coating layer can be two or more times thicker than the secondary coating layer.

An abrasion resistant finish for a fungal material, the finishing comprising an optimum quantity biodegradable polylactic acid plastic (PLA) dispersed in water to produce a PLA mixture. When the PLA mixture is applied to the fungal material, water carries the PLA deeply into the matrix of the fungal hyphae to a depth at least 2 N/10 mm or 1% of the thickness of the fungal material, whichever is greater. The finish fortifies the hyphal structure as the water evaporates and creates a PLA coating on the fungal material with improved abrasion resistance and water resistance.

The present disclosure is drawn to a fabric print medium including a fabric substrate, a primary coating layer, and a secondary coating layer. The fabric substrate can have a first side and a second side. The primary coating layer can be applied to the first side of the fabric substrate at a thickness from 2 m to 250 m with a dry coat weight ranging from about 5 gsm to about 300 gsm and can include a polymeric binder and filler particles. The secondary coating layer can be applied to the primary coating layer at a thickness from 1 m to 50 m with a dry coat weight ranging from 0.5 gsm to 50 gsm and can include a first crosslinked polymeric network and a second crosslinked polymeric network. The primary coating layer can be two or more times thicker than the secondary coating layer.

A self-healing resin composition includes 35 phr to 110 phr of a main resin, 10 phr to 30 phr of a self-healing component, a hardener, a matting agent, and a solvent. The main resin contains a diol monomer and a diisocyanate monomer. The self-healing component includes at least one of a cyclosiloxane and a self-healing component as represented in a formula (I) of:

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R.sup.1 is formed from a first isocyanate, R.sup.2 is formed from a second isocyanate, and R.sup.3 is selected from the group consisting of:

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x is an integer ranging from 3 to 50. y is an integer ranging from 3 to 50. m is an integer ranging from 3 to 50. n1 is an integer ranging from 3 to 50. n2 is an integer ranging from 3 to 50.