A pleatable nonwoven material is provided, including thicker form-giving fibers and thinner fibers determining the filter effect, wherein the thinner fibers are incorporated largely homogeneously in the thicker fibers running in the direction along the surface of the nonwoven material and a distribution density gradient of the thinner fibers is established perpendicular to the surface of the nonwoven material such that the highest concentration of thinner fibers is in the region of the center or on one of the two outsides, wherein the thicker and thinner fibers are bonded together by solidification from the melted condition and are made from the same material.

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner filter bag composed primarily of plastic recyclates.

The present invention relates to vacuum cleaner filter bags made of waste products of the textile industry. In addition, possibilities for use of waste products of the textile industry for vacuum cleaner filter bags are indicated.

An infusion system for delivery of therapeutic fluids from a remote source into a patient's body. The system has an infusion assembly, a rotating pivot joint member, a fluid connector assembly, and a sealing assembly retained within the infusion assembly between the housing of the infusion assembly and the rotating pivot joint member. The seal reduces leakage of fluids. The rotating joint may be pivoted to three distinct positions to allow for emplacement on the patient, delivery of the therapeutic fluid to the patient, and protected, sealed closure of the fluid channels to avoid patient fluid backflow.

The invention relates to a filter material comprising a gradient structure nonwoven base layer and a nanofiber top layer, wherein the base layer, forming the media inlet side of the filter material in use, functions as a pre-filtration and dust holding layer.

The invention relates to a method (100) for manufacturing a photocatalytic multi-component fiber including the following steps: Supplying a support mixture (110), including at least one thermoplastic polymer; Supplying an active mixture (120), including: at least one organic polymer, at least one photocatalyst at a concentration of at least 10% by weight relative to the weight of active mixture, at least one coupling agent resistant to oxidation, Spinning (130) a multi-component fiber from support and active mixtures; Eliminating (160) the at least one organic polymer on the surface of the multi-component fiber so as to generate a photocatalytic multi-component fiber.

The invention also relates to a multi-component fiber, a textile and a filter.

A fiber including olefin-based resin, wherein temperatures of the olefin-based resin losing five percent by weight and the fiber losing five percent by weight have a difference of 20 degrees Celsius or below according to thermogravimetric measurements.

Nonwoven materials are provided that comprise multicomponent and monocomponent fibers. The multicomponent fibers comprise first and second polymers and the monocomponent fibers comprise the second polymer or a third polymer. The second and/or third polymer has a higher melting temperature than the first polymer. The fibers are selected to provide increased loft to the materials and are suitable for a variety of different applications and products, such as filter media for air or liquid filters and absorbent pads for bandages, wound dressings, diapers, adult incontinence products, feminine hygiene products and the like. Absorbent pads are provided comprising high loft nonwoven material that increases the absorbency of the pad. Filter media is provided comprising high loft nonwoven material that increases the dust holding capacity of the media.

Filter media and filters comprising a fibrous material, a bonding material, and a flame-resistant treatment composition are disclosed herein. Methods of making and using the same are also disclosed herein.

A filter medium is provided comprising a carrier layer; a melt-blown layer; and a spunbond layer. The melt-blown layer is disposed between the carrier layer and the spunbond layer. The spunbond layer comprises bicomponent fibers. The spunbond layer may have a basis weight of from about 10 g/m2 to about 40 g/m2 and may have a thickness of at least about 250 m. Also described herein is a method of producing the filter medium and filters and apparatus comprising the filter medium. The inclusion of a low density bicomponent spunbond layer as a pre-filter layer in the filter medium provides a lower basis weight filter medium with a comparable or improved filtration efficiency to a filter medium comprising a carded nonwoven pre-filter layer, while reducing the amount of materials used.