A nonwoven article includes a plurality of polycrystalline, aluminosilicate ceramic filaments entangled to form a cohesive nonwoven mat. Each of the aluminosilicate ceramic filaments in the mat has an average diameter of less than about 2 microns (μm), and the aluminosilicate ceramic filaments include an average of about 15 wt % to about 80 wt % crystalline mullite.

An electrospun nanofiber membrane and a method for preparing the electrospun nanofiber membrane are provided to solve problems of poor mechanical properties, short service life, poor uniformity and consistency of orientation of fibers and poor stability of fiber networks in current electrospun composite nanofiber materials. The electrospun nanofiber membrane is prepared by spinning solution through a high-voltage electrospinning device. The spinning solution is blending solution of regenerated silk fibroin: polyvinyl alcohol: polylactic acid with a mass ratio being 75-85:10-20:5 dissolved in a mixed solvent of trifluoroacetic acid and dichloromethane with a volume ratio being 7:3. The method establishes a reasonable mass ratio parameter of the regenerated silk fibroin, the polyvinyl alcohol and the polylactic acid to blending spinning to improve spinnability of silk fibroin, as well as prepare the electrospun composite nanofiber membrane with good mechanical properties.

A modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer fiber includes an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer containing 0.1 to 10 mol % of a modified component and 5 to 55 mol % of ethylene, and has a crystallinity of 25% to 50%.

An electrospun nanofiber membrane and a method for preparing the electrospun nanofiber membrane are provided to solve problems of poor mechanical properties, short service life, poor uniformity and consistency of orientation of fibers and poor stability of fiber networks in current electrospun composite nanofiber materials. The electrospun nanofiber membrane is prepared by spinning solution through a high-voltage electrospinning device. The spinning solution is blending solution of regenerated silk fibroin:polyvinyl alcohol:polylactic acid with a mass ratio being 75-85:10-20:5 dissolved in a mixed solvent of trifluoroacetic acid and dichloromethane with a volume ratio being 7:3. The method establishes a reasonable mass ratio parameter of the regenerated silk fibroin, the polyvinyl alcohol and the polylactic acid to blending spinning to improve spinnability of silk fibroin, as well as prepare the electrospun composite nanofiber membrane with good mechanical properties.

High strength biomedical materials and processes for making the same are disclosed. Included in the disclosure are nanoporous hydrophilic solids that can be extruded with a high aspect ratio to make high strength medical catheters and other devices with lubricious and biocompatible surfaces.

The separator of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is characterized by having a composite nanofiber fiber which is a nanosize fiber that contains two or more kinds of aqueous resins whose melting points are different.

The separator of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is characterized by having a composite nanofiber fiber which is a nanosize fiber that contains two or more kinds of aqueous resins whose melting points are different.

The disclosure provides a nonwoven web, said nonwoven web including a plurality of fibers including a blend of fiber forming materials, the blend of fiber forming materials including a first polyvinyl alcohol polymer. The blend of fiber forming materials further comprises a second polyvinyl alcohol polymer or does not include carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose or starch. The nonwoven web can be water-dispersible, optionally water-soluble, and/or flushable. The disclosure further provides a pouch including a nonwoven web including a plurality of fibers according to the disclosure. In some embodiments, the water dispersible pouch can include a laminate comprising a water-soluble film and a nonwoven web of the disclosure.

Polyacetal fibers having excellent spinning stability and uniform appearance and production methods thereof have been awaited. According to the invention, a polyacetal fiber, comprising 0.05 to 1.3 parts by mass of an inorganic filler with respect to 100 parts by mass of a polyacetal resin, in which the inorganic filler has a primary average particle size of more than 0.5 μm and 10 μm or less, and the polyacetal fiber has a melt flow index of 15 to 45 g/10 min, is provided.

Polyacetal fibers having excellent spinning stability and uniform appearance and production methods thereof have been awaited. According to the invention, a polyacetal fiber, comprising 0.05 to 1.3 parts by mass of an inorganic filler with respect to 100 parts by mass of a polyacetal resin, in which the inorganic filler has a primary average particle size of more than 0.5 μm and 10 μm or less, and the polyacetal fiber has a melt flow index of 15 to 45 g/10 min, is provided.