The present invention is directed to a nonwoven fabric made from a composite of nonwoven and pulp where the nonwoven has a high loft derived from a heat set three-dimensional relief structure and/or hydroengorged fiber structure. A nonwoven web is hydraulically treated to create a hydroengorged material having an increased loft. Alternatively a nonwoven web is treated to have a heat set three-dimensional relief structure. The treated web is then hydroentangled with pulp to form a cotendered nonwoven/pulp composite fabric.

Provided is a flexible and self-supporting insulating film including a base support layer and a partially cured poly(amide)imide layer applied to the base support layer. The composite insulating film may be used as slot liner to provide insulation to the components of the electric motor. The partially cured poly(amide)imide layer of the composite insulation film maybe further cured by the heat generated by the operation of the electric motor.

The present invention relates to a paper or non-woven web, comprising fibers and at least one crosslinking or functionalization agent selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, halogenated heteroaromatic compounds and salts thereof, wherein said at least one crosslinking or functionalization agent has a molecular weight of not more than 1000 g/mol, and wherein at least a part of said crosslinking or functionalization agent is bound to said fibers, a process for producing said paper or non-woven web, and the use of said crosslinking or functionalization agent in a paper or non-woven web.

A modified polyphenylene ether according to one aspect of the invention has an intrinsic viscosity, as measured in 25 C. methylene chloride, of from 0.03 to 0.12 dL/g, has on molecular ends thereof an average of 1.5 to 3 groups represented by formula (1) below per molecule, and includes not more than 5 mass % of a high-molecular-weight component having a molecular weight of 13,000 or more. ##STR00001##
In formula (1), R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbons, and R.sup.2 is an alkylene group of 1 to 10 carbons.

Implantable biocompatible polymeric medical devices include a substrate with an acid or base-modified surface which is subsequently modified to include click reactive members.

The present disclosure relates to polyoxyalkyleneamine (POA) modified sulfonated block copolymers, their preparation and their use as emulsifiers as well as materials for flexible and pressure-adhesive membranes, films and coatings.

A textile part is configured for producing a composite-material element (11) or a composite-material body (12). The textile part (10) has a reinforcing system (15) including reinforcing warp threads (16) and reinforcing weft threads (17), and a binding system (25) with binding warp threads (27) and binding weft threads (26). The reinforcing system (15) has at least one first portion (20), into which the reinforcing threads (16, 17) are interwoven with one another directly for binding to facilitate withstanding high mechanical. The reinforcing system (15) also has at least one second portion (21), in which the reinforcing threads (16, 17) form binding-free crossover locations (22) preferably laid on one another in a drawn-out state to constitute a laid structure surrounded by the binding threads (26, 27). The laid structure of the reinforcing system (15), ensures particularly good draping and deformation capability at this location of the composite material.

The present invention relates to a hydrophobic additive for use with fabric, fiber, and film. One aspect of the present invention comprises a master batch composition for use in preparing a non-woven fabric in order to increase the hydrophobicity of the non-woven fabric. In one embodiment, the master batch composition includes a polymer and a lipid ester. The lipid ester comprises 10 wt. % to 40 wt. % of the master batch. The fabric, when including the master batch composition, has a contact angle ranging from 100 to 125 when measured according to test method ASTM D2578.

This specification discloses an article of manufacture. The article of manufacture has at least one structural blank and at least one guide. The structural blank has a plurality of oriented fiber plies in a thermoplastic matrix. The guide has a plurality of random dispersed fibers in a thermoplastic matrix. The guide is affixed to the structural blank by injection molding and over molding the guide onto the structural blank. The article of manufacture can take a number of forms for use in industries such as aircraft, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, trains or watercraft.

Implantable biocompatible polymeric medical devices include a substrate with an acid or base-modified surface which is subsequently modified to include click reactive members.