The present disclosure relates to a high molecular weight furan-based aromatic polyamide, which is derived from a diacid monomer comprising substituted or unsubstituted furandicarboxylic acid or derivatives thereof and a diamine monomer comprising substituted or unsubstituted 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether or derivatives thereof, and thus comprises a repeating unit of Formula (I), wherein R.sub.1-R.sub.10 are each independently H or a C.sub.1-6-alkyl. The furan-based aromatic polyamide of the present disclosure has obtained with mild preparation conditions and simple preparation process. The high molecular weight furan-based aromatic polyamide provided in the present disclosure has excellent thermodynamic properties and mechanical properties, and can be used for preparing a fiber, a film material, or a nanomaterial/polymer composite material.

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A polyimide composition includes 1 to 99 weight percent, preferably 70 to 99 weight percent, more preferably 75 to 95 weight percent of a first polyimide; and 1 to 99 weight percent, preferably 1 to 30 weight percent, more preferably 2 to 25 weight percent of a second polyimide, wherein the first polyimide and the second polyimide are different, and wherein the polyimide composition has a melt flow rate that is greater than a melt flow rate of the first polyimide and less than a melt flow rate of the second polyimide; an apparent viscosity that is less than an apparent viscosity of the first polyimide and less than an apparent viscosity of the second polyimide; and a notched Izod impact strength that is greater than a notched Izod impact strength of the first polyimide and greater than a notched Izod impact strength of the second polyimide.

The present invention is directed to a polypropylene composition (C) comprising abase polymer being a first polypropylene (PP1) and a second polypropylene (PP2). The present invention is further directed to a film and a fiber comprising said polypropylene composition (C).

A thermoplastic polyurethane can be obtained by a process involving a reaction of a thermoplastic polyester (PE-1) with a diamine (D1), to obtain a composition (Z1) containing an amide (PA-1), and a reaction of the obtained composition (Z1) with an isocyanate composition (I1), containing at least one polyisocyanate, and a polyol composition (P1). The diamine (D1) has a molecular weight in the range from 50 g/mol to 700 g/mol. A process can produce such a thermoplastic polyurethane, and shaped articles can be made containing the thermoplastic polyurethane.

A spunbond non-woven fabric includes a plurality of fibers. The fibers are formed from a polymer blend that includes at least one first polymer and at least one second polymer. A melt flow rate of the at least one first polymer is greater than a melt flow rate of the at least one second polymer, and the melt flow rate of the at least one second polymer is about 9 g/10 min to less than 18 g/10 min. The blend may include a percentage by weight of the second polymer that is greater than a percentage by weight of the first polymer.

An object of the present invention is to provide a fabric capable of easily and inexpensively forming a desired three-dimensional shape. The fabric according to the present invention contains an artificial protein fiber that contains a protein, in which the fabric has a surface including: a portion A that shrinks at a predetermined shrinkage rate when being brought into contact with water; and a portion B that has a shrinkage rate lower than that of the portion A when being brought into contact with water.

The present invention provides a resin composition for core-sheath type bi-component fiber that not only maintains excellent softness, but also improves tensile strength, when preparing non-woven fabric, particularly spunbond non-woven fabric.

Provided is a manufacturing method of a graphene-based liquid crystal fiber including: polymerizing a first aromatic monomer on a graphene-based compound to prepare a graphene composite in which a first aromatic polymer is surface-polymerized on the graphene-based compound; wet-spinning the graphene composite to manufacture a hydrogel fiber; and polymerizing a second aromatic monomer on the hydrogel fiber to fill pores of the hydrogel fiber with a second aromatic polymer.

An optical core-shell microfibrous textile incorporates single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) for the real-time optical monitoring of hydrogen peroxide concentrations and other biochemicals in in vitro wounds. The environmentally sensitive and non-photo-bleachable fluorescence of SWCNTs enable continuous analyte monitoring without a decay in signal over time. The microfibrous textiles spatially resolve chemical indicator concentrations using a camera and are integrated into commercial wound bandages without significant degradation in their optical properties.

The disclosure provides embodiments of environmentally acceptable fishing lines or fishing nets. Embodiments of the disclosed fishing line or net may comprise a degradable polymer having components derived from i) biomass sources, ii) protein, fatty acid or lipid sources, iii) microbial-based monomers and polymers, iv) agro-based monomers and polymers, v) sugar or starch based monomers and polymers, or combinations thereof, as well as fishing lines and net that further comprise an additive having components derived from i) polyol sources, ii) citrate sources, iii) fatty acid sources, iv) biomass oil sources, or combinations thereof. Some of the embodiments of the disclosed fishing lines or nets may have a suitable fiber core, while other embodiments of the disclosed fishing lines or nets are degradable over a predetermined period of time. The disclosed embodiments are preferred because of the low environmental impact of the disclosed fishing lines or nets when compared to, for example, well known synthetic polymer fishing lines or nets.