Insulation element for thermal and/or acoustic insulation of a flat roof, comprising a first layer made of mineral wool and a second layer made of at least one fabric, whereby the second layer is fixed to a major surface of the first layer by an adhesive, whereby the first layer is made of at least one lamella having a fiber orientation predominantly perpendicular to major surfaces of the second layer, whereby the first layer contains a cured binder whereby the adhesive is arranged partly in an area between fibers close to the major surface of the first layer directed to the second layer and in an area close to the major surface of the second layer directed to the first layer so that the adhesive connects the first layer and the second layer in such a way that forces directed perpendicular to the second layer can be compensated by the tensile strength of the second layer in combination with the adhesive and/or the deflection of the fibers of the first layer causing a maximum deformation of ≤5% of the thickness of the first and second layer.

The present disclosure features a composite fabric, including a nonwoven layer including polymeric fibers and/or filaments; a crosslinked cellulose layer including crosslinked cellulose fibers; wherein the crosslinked cellulose layer is positioned opposed to the nonwoven layer (e.g., without an intervening layer different from the crosslinked cellulose layer and the nonwoven layer; in some embodiments, the crosslinked cellulose layer is immediately adjacent to the nonwoven layer); and an interfacial region between the nonwoven layer and the crosslinked cellulose layer, the interfacial region including physically entangled polymeric fibers and/or filaments from the nonwoven layer and crosslinked cellulose fibers from the crosslinked cellulose layer. The nonwoven layer and the crosslinked cellulose layer of the composite fabric are mechanically inseparable in a dry state.

Nonwoven fabrics suitable for a wide variety of applications (e.g., healthcare, filtration, industrial, packaging, etc.) are provided. In one aspect, the nonwoven fabric includes a plurality of segmented fibers. Each of the plurality of segmented fibers may comprise a fiber axis and a plurality of alternating larger diameter and smaller diameter segments along the fiber axis. The plurality of segmented fibers may be substantially aligned in a first direction.

Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a fiber material composite. The composite may include: a first region including metallic silver and manganese(IV) oxide for producing reactive oxygen species; and a second region configured to neutralize the reactive oxygen species.

A sound-absorbing material includes a resin film; a first substrate layer having communication holes; and a second substrate layer having communication holes, in this order.

Described is a composite made from a woven fabric, a non-woven fabric, or a knitted face fabric and a non-woven fabric. The woven fabric, the non-woven fabric, or the knitted face fabric is needle punched such that fibers protrude into the non-woven fabric. The woven fabric, the non-woven fabric, or the knitted face fabric has a first polymer having a first melting point and a second polymer having a second melting point being higher than the first melting point. The nonwoven backing material comprises a third polymer having a third melting point and a fourth polymer having a fourth melting point being higher than the third melting point. The woven fabric, the non-woven fabric, or the knitted face fabric is further bonded to the nonwoven backing material applying heat to at least partially melt or soften the first polymer and the third polymer such that they bond together.

A pet training pad includes a central absorbent pad on top of a waterproof bottom layer. The waterproof bottom layer covers one side of the central absorbent pad. The pet training pad also includes a wicking material around a periphery of the central absorbent pad and/or one or more fringe barriers around a periphery of the central absorbent pad. A pet training pad manufacturing method involves cutting a bottom waterproof plastic layer, placing die-cut absorbent layers on the bottom plastic layer and laminating or adhering the absorbent layers to the bottom waterproof plastic layer to keep the absorbent layers together and positioned, layering roll cut first fringe borders and wicking edges on the bottom waterproof plastic layer around borders of the absorbent layers and securing them in place, and cutting to create a final shape.

A sound absorbing material according to an embodiment is a sound absorbing material (1) absorbing sound from a component, the sound absorbing material including a rising portion (4) rising from an attachment portion P to which the sound absorbing material (1) is attached, and an opposing portion (5) opposing the component on a side of the rising portion (4) opposite to the attachment portion P, wherein each of the rising portion (4) and the opposing portion (5) includes a core layer (11) and a ventilation resistant layer (12), and in at least a part of the opposing portion (5) and the rising portion (4), a variation in thickness T of the ventilation resistant layer (12) is 40% or less of an average value of the thickness T of the ventilation resistant layer (12).

Provided is an electroconductive rubberized fabric that can be used as a bioelectrode and can suppress an increase in an electric resistance value. The electroconductive rubberized fabric includes: a base fabric layer formed of an insulating base fabric and including a first base fabric layer surface and a second base fabric layer surface; an electroconductive rubber layer formed by superimposing electroconductive rubber on the first base fabric layer surface; and an electroconductive paste layer formed by coating the second base fabric layer surface with an electroconductive paste material having an electric resistance value lower than that of the electroconductive rubber.

A camouflage cover that is simple to deploy and store and is robust to all weather conditions and storage cycles provides a close visual match and close visible and IR spectral signature matches to surrounding vegetation. The cover incorporates a mixture of SAP and cellulose pulp containing approximately 90% water laminated between opaque, non-woven Tencel™ layers to emulate the spectral signature of leaves. Outer polymer film layers prevent water evaporation of the SAP. Organic dye-printed patterns can be applied to one or more of the Tencel™ and film layers. The SAP mixture can be limited to leaf regions of the cover, whereby branch regions include cellulose but not SAP. The cover can be petalized by cuts made, for example, along leaf and branch region boundaries. A gloss-controlling aerogel coating can be applied to outer surfaces of the camouflage cover to match a gloss of the vegetation.