Removable traction mat wherein a foam is reinforced with a layer of fabric, fiber, or reinforced adhesive between a CLCC foam layer and the substrate or underlying surface. The layering is preferably a first foam layer and a fabric layer impregnated with a pressure sensitive adhesive. This prevents the CLCC foam from being bonded directly to the substrate and allows the fabric/fiber to support the CLCC foam such that the entire assembly can be removed in one piece without the CLCC foam disintegrating. The traction mat includes at least one slit to allow a user to secure a piece of fishing within the traction mat such that the user may easily and readily access such piece of fishing equipment. The location of the slits may be within a groove or near an identifying marker such as a colorful line.

Internally reinforced aerogels, articles of manufacture and uses thereof are described. An internally reinforced aerogel includes an aerogel having a support at least partially penetrating the aerogel and having the aerogel penetrating the porous structure of the support.

A nonwoven web for use in an absorbent article is described. The nonwoven web has first and second nonwoven layers. The first nonwoven layer has a first plurality of fibers, an additive disposed, at least in part, on a portion of the first plurality of fibers, a first side and an opposing second side, wherein second side has a plurality of discontinuities. The second nonwoven layer has a second plurality of fibers, a first surface and an opposing second surface, and a plurality of tufts extending through at least a portion of the discontinuities in the first nonwoven layer, wherein the second nonwoven layer is attached to the first nonwoven layer such that at least a portion of the second plurality of fibers are in liquid communication with the first nonwoven layer, wherein the first nonwoven layer is hydrophobic and the second nonwoven layer is hydrophilic.

Thick and absorbent and/or flexible toilet tissue and methods for making same are provided.

A method of manufacturing a two-layer nanocellulose composite sheet is provided. The two-layer nanocellulose composite sheet is comprised of a moisturized nanocellulose material and a fabric. The method includes the steps of dispersing a diluted nanocellulose suspension onto a fabric, and partially drying the diluted nanocellulose suspension until the diluted nanocellulose suspension is transformed to the moisturized nanocellulose material bonded to the fabric. Thereby, a surface of the moisturized nanocellulose material is bonded by mechanical adhesion to a surface of the fabric. The nanocellulose composite sheet manufactured by this method has contour conformability, excellent skin-adhesion, and high capacity for moisture retention and release, and is ideal for dermatological treatments. An apparatus for manufacturing the nanocellulose composite sheet is also provided.

A multilayer non-woven mat for a lead-acid battery includes a first layer of non-woven web of fibers including coarse fibers having an average fiber diameter from about 6 μm to about 25 μm and a second layer of non-woven web of fibers including microfibers having an average diameter from about 0.5 μm to about 5 μm. The multilayer non-woven mat includes a binder configured to simultaneously bind the coarse fibers in the first layer together, the microfibers in the second layer together, and at least some of the coarse fibers in the first layer to at least some of the microfibers in the second layer together. The first layer is configured to absorb an active material of an electrode of the lead acid battery, and the second layer is configured to block the active material of the electrode from passing through the non-woven glass mat.

To provide a multilayered body with high adhesion between a resin layer containing a nanofiber or the like and a metal layer, and a method for manufacturing a multilayered body. The multilayered body contains: a metal layer having an uneven region with an average length (RSm) of a contour curve element from 0.5 to 10 μm; and a resin layer in contact with the uneven region of the metal layer, the resin layer containing a thermoplastic resin and a fibrous filler, the fibrous filler having a number average fiber diameter (F) of less than 1 μm, and a ratio (RSm/F) of the average length (RSm) of the contour curve element of the uneven region to the number average fiber diameter (F) from 1 to 20000.

A multilayer (200) for a lithium-ion battery having a structure including at least a polyolefin based substrate layer (204) forming the inner layer of the multilayer separator (200); a resin layer (203) stacked on both surface of the polyolefin substrate layer (204), the resin layer (203) being formed from a polyolefin; a cellulose fibers based outer layer (202) stacked on the surface of each resin layer (203).

A nonwoven fabric is formed of fibers of 0.10 μm or more and 5.00 μm or less. The nonwoven fabric includes a coarse layer portion and a dense layer portion. In the coarse layer portion, a void volume Pc is at least 90% and an average pore diameter Dc is in a range of 0.5 μm or more and 50 μm or less. In the dense layer portion, a void volume Pd is at least 70% and a relative standard deviation of pore diameter distribution is 20% or less.

The present invention provides a waterproof, moisture-permeable composite non-woven fabric able to block viruses and blood, and consists of a non-woven fabric, which is provided with two surfaces and has a basic weight of ≤70 g/m.sup.2; and a multi-layer breathable membrane, which is at least a three-layer co-extruded membrane. The basic weight of the multi-layer breathable membrane lies between 5˜30 g/m.sup.2 and is attached to one of the surfaces of the non-woven fabric. A powder in the multi-layer breathable membrane has a percentage by weight of 40˜60% and an extension ratio ≤300%. The present invention has characteristics including a synthetic blood permeability able to resist pressure of 2.0 psi sustainable for at least one minute, a Phi-X17 bacteriophage penetrability able to resist pressure of 2.0 psi sustainable for at least one minute, and a moisture capacity ≥1500 g/m.sup.2.Math.24 hr.