The invention relates to elastically stretchable nonwoven sheets comprising an elastically stretchable nonwoven layer and a stretchable facing layer, and an in-line method for making such sheets.

A polymer blend is provided, comprising or consisting of: (A) a first polymer component, being a copolymer having a substantially random, partially blocky structure and selected from poly[(L-lactide)-co-(£-caprolactone)] and poly[(D-lactide)-co-(£-caprolactone)] and (B) a second polymer component different from the first polymer component (A) selected from poly(L-lactide), poly(D-lactide), poly[(L-lactide)-co-(£-caprolactone)] and poly[(D-lactide)-co-(£-caprolactone)], wherein the first and second polymer components (A) and (B) are selected such that the resulting polymer blend comprises a combination of constitution units derived from L-lactide and constitution units derived from D-lactide. The highly elastic material may be processed by electrospinning to produce elastic porous objects having a non-woven fibrous structure.

Provided is a textile made of filament yarn comprising a polymer composition that is durable and reusable having permanent or near-permanent antiviral properties and that includes a polymer, a metal ion, preferably a zinc and/or copper ion, and an optional phosphorus compound, wherein fibers and/or fabric formed from the polymer composition demonstrate antiviral properties and wherein the polymer is hygroscopic. The present disclosure also describes methods of forming the polymer compositions and methods of preparing fibers from the polymer composition.

Disclosed herein is a thermoplastic molding composition, including a) 39.9 to 99.9 wt % of at least one thermoplastic polyamide as component A, b) 0.1 to 10 wt % of at least one plasticizer of the general formula (1)

R.sub.1—O—(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2—O—).sub.nR.sub.2  (1) with n=1 to 10 R.sub.1, R.sub.2 independently H, C.sub.1-12-alkyl, phenyl or tolyl, having a boiling point of more than 250° C., as component B, c) 0 to 45 wt % of at least one elastomeric polymer as component C, d) 0 to 60 wt % of at least one fibrous and/or particulate filler as component D, and e) 0 to 25 wt % of further additives as component E,
where the total of wt % of components A to E is 100 wt %.

A foam and a foaming composition are provided. The foam includes a composite material and a plurality of foam cells, wherein the foam cells are disposed in the composite material. The composite material includes a modified sulfur-containing polymer and a fluorine-containing polymer fiber, wherein a degree of orientation as defined by the ratio I.sub.110/I.sub.200 is from 1.0 to 1.3, wherein I.sub.110 is the X-ray diffraction peak intensity of (110) planes of the modified sulfur-containing polymer and I.sub.200 is the X-ray diffraction peak intensity of (200) planes of the modified sulfur-containing polymer.

Disclosed herein are electrospun fibrous matrix and its production method. The method mainly includes the steps of, mixing a first polymer and a drug to form a first mixture, and sonicating the first mixture until a plurality of microparticles are formed with the drug encapsulated therein; and mixing the plurality of microparticles with a second polymer to form a second mixture, subjecting the second mixture to a wet electrospinning process to form the electrospun fibrous matrix. The thus-produced electrospun fibrous matrix is characterized by having a plurality of first and second fibrils woven together, in which each second fibril has a plurality of drug-encapsulated microparticles independently integrated and disposed along the longitudinal direction of the second fibril. Also encompassed in the present disclosure is a method for treating a wound of a subject. The method includes applying the present electrospun fibrous matrix to the wound of the subject to accelerate wound healing.

The disclosure generally relates to poly_alpha-1,3-glucan compositions and articles containing them. In particular interest are compositions comprising poly_alpha-1,3-glucan ester derivatives. The poly_alpha-1,3-glucan derivatives are useful in thermoprocesses and in particular, injection molding processes.

Disclosed herein are nonwoven fibrous web comprising a population of fibers, wherein the fibers are formed from a composite that comprises: (i) a thermoplastic elastomeric polymer (TPE) component; (ii) a soft elastomeric polymer component that at ambient temperatures is above its glass transition temperature; and (iii) optionally a filler. Also described are methods of making these nonwoven fibrous webs as well as articles made therefrom.

Coconut husk and coconut shells are primarily considered agricultural waste. Therefore, coconut shells are often burned, which is terrible for the environment and contributes significantly to CO2 and methane emissions. Thus, the present invention provides an eco-friendly use for coconut waste by turning coconut fibers into thermo-acoustic insulation. The present invention also describes methods of producing said insulating compositions.

Processes for making high-performance polyethylene multi-filament yarn are disclosed which include the steps of a) making a solution of ultra-high molar mass polyethylene in a solvent; b) spinning of the solution through a spinplate containing at least 5 spinholes into an air-gap to form fluid filaments, while applying a draw ratio DR.sub.fluid; c) cooling the fluid filaments to form solvent-containing gel filaments; d) removing at least partly the solvent from the filaments; and e) drawing the filaments in at least one step before, during and/or after said solvent removing, while applying a draw ratio DR.sub.solid of at least 4, wherein in step b) each spinhole comprises a contraction zone of specific dimension and a downstream zone of diameter Dn and length Dn with Ln/Dn of from 0 to at most 25, to result in a draw ratio DR.sub.fluid=DR.sub.sp*DR.sub.ag of at least 150, wherein DR.sub.sp is the draw ratio in the spinholes and DR.sub.ag is the draw ratio in the air-gap, with DR.sub.sp being greater than 1 and DR.sub.ag at least 1. High-performance polyethylene multifilament yarn, and semi-finished or end-use products containing said yarn, especially to ropes and ballistic-resistant composites, are also disclosed.