As described above, one or more aspects of the present disclosure provide articles having structural color, and methods of making articles having structural color.

A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeter and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer.

A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeter and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer.

A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeter and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer.

A floor panel has a rectangular and oblong shape, and includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate and forming a decorative side of the floor panel. The top layer is composed of a print provided on a carrier sheet and a transparent thermoplastic layer situated above the print. The substrate has a thickness from 2 to 10 millimeter and forms at least half of the thickness of the floor panel. The substrate is a polyurethane-based substrate and the transparent thermoplastic layer is polyurethane-based. The floor panel has a length of more than 1.1 meters and has a plurality of reinforcing layers situated outside the center line of the substrate. A reinforcing layer may be provided in combination with the substrate and the top layer.

As described above, one or more aspects of the present disclosure provide articles having structural color, and methods of making articles having structural color.

As described above, one or more aspects of the present disclosure provide articles having structural color, and methods of making articles having structural color.

The present invention proposes a method for producing a decorative panel comprising the application of a film (12) to a substrate (14), having the method steps: a) providing a substrate (14) that is to be provided with the film (12), b) providing a film (12), and c) applying the film (12) to at least one subregion of the substrate (14), wherein d) the film (12) is electrostatically charged before being applied to the substrate (14), wherein e) the substrate (14) is electrostatically charged before the film (12) is applied to the substrate (14), wherein f) the electrostatic charging of the substrate (14) and of the film (12) is performed such that the film (12) and the substrate (14) are oppositely electrostatically charged, g) introducing locking means at edges of the substrate (14), and h) applying a decoration to the substrate (14) before the film (12) is applied to the substrate (14), or applying a decoration to the film (12)

The present invention proposes a method for producing a decorative panel comprising the application of a film (12) to a substrate (14), having the method steps: a) providing a substrate (14) that is to be provided with the film (12), b) providing a film (12), and c) applying the film (12) to at least one subregion of the substrate (14), wherein d) the film (12) is electrostatically charged before being applied to the substrate (14), wherein e) the substrate (14) is electrostatically charged before the film (12) is applied to the substrate (14), wherein f) the electrostatic charging of the substrate (14) and of the film (12) is performed such that the film (12) and the substrate (14) are oppositely electrostatically charged, g) introducing locking means at edges of the substrate (14), and h) applying a decoration to the substrate (14) before the film (12) is applied to the substrate (14), or applying a decoration to the film (12)

A panel for decoratively covering a surface is provided. The panel comprises a section made of either a tile, such as a vinyl tile, or wallpaper. The section is sized as a small rectangular section, for easy handling. The panel comprises a decorative front portion, an adhesive applied to the rear side of the decorative front portion and an adhesive protection cover applied to the adhesive and forming part of the retail packaging of the panel. The adhesive protective cover is created in two portions, a large portion to cover substantially most of the rear side of the panel and a crack and peel strip, attached to the large portion and covering the adhesive. Both portions being removable to allow the panel to be adhered to a surface; the strip being separately removable to allow for the temporary placement of the panel to allow for easy correction of its placement, prior to the remaining portion of adhesive being exposed for permanent placement.