The elastomeric yarn for safety applications discloses an elastomeric yarn that reliably breaks at 200% stretch and is therefore appropriate for use with a sacrificial textile. The elastomeric yarn for safety applications discloses the polyurethane segments, the copolymer segments, the necessary plurality of cross-links required to form a structure of a polyurethane based elastomeric yarn that reliably breaks at 200% stretch.

The elastomeric yarn for safety applications discloses an elastomeric yarn that reliably breaks at 200% stretch and is therefore appropriate for use with a sacrificial textile. The elastomeric yarn for safety applications discloses the polyurethane segments, the copolymer segments, the necessary plurality of cross-links required to form a structure of a polyurethane based elastomeric yarn that reliably breaks at 200% stretch.

An object of the present invention is to provide a polyphenylene ether melt extrusion formed body which can be obtained by melt forming without mixing other resin components and has excellent properties such as mechanical strength, and a method for producing the same. The present invention relates to a polyphenylene ether melt extrusion formed body comprising a polyphenylene ether component which has a rearrangement structure having a continuous structure bonded at an ortho-position in a repeating unit continuously bonded at a para-position.

Provided is an amorphous epoxy fiber excellent in dimensional stability, a fiber structure comprising at least in part amorphous epoxy fibers, and a molded body formed by melting said fibers. The amorphous epoxy fiber has a birefringence value of 0.005 or lower. For example, the amorphous epoxy fiber may include an amorphous epoxy resin represented by the following general formula:

##STR00001## in which, X is a residue of a bivalent phenol and n is 20 or greater (preferably 20 to 300, more preferably 40 to 280, still more preferably 50 to 250). The amorphous epoxy fiber may have an average fiber diameter of single fibers of 40 μm or smaller.

Provided is an amorphous epoxy fiber excellent in dimensional stability, a fiber structure comprising at least in part amorphous epoxy fibers, and a molded body formed by melting said fibers. The amorphous epoxy fiber has a birefringence value of 0.005 or lower. For example, the amorphous epoxy fiber may include an amorphous epoxy resin represented by the following general formula:

##STR00001## in which, X is a residue of a bivalent phenol and n is 20 or greater (preferably 20 to 300, more preferably 40 to 280, still more preferably 50 to 250). The amorphous epoxy fiber may have an average fiber diameter of single fibers of 40 μm or smaller.

The present invention provides a medical dressing article and a method of manufacturing the same, which comprises: (a) a first layer comprised of polycaprocaptone fibers having a PCL fiber diameter of 0.5 μm and 2.9 μm; (b) a second layer, deposited directly on the first layer, including a mixture of polycaprolactone and poloxamer fibers (PCL and POX fibers) wherein a PCL and POX fiber diameter is between 0.1 μm and 4 μm; and (c) a third layer, deposited directly on the second layer, further comprising a mixture of gelatin and silver nitrate (AgNO.sub.3).

In an infusibilized polyphenylene ether fiber of the present disclosure, an absorbance height ratio (A/B) between an absorbance height A at a wave number of 1694 cm.sup.−1 derived from C═O stretching vibration and an absorbance height B at a wave number of 1600 cm.sup.−1 derived from skeleton vibration due to carbon-carbon stretching of a benzene ring is 0.25 or more, and an absorbance height ratio (C/B) between an absorbance height C at a wave number of 1661 cm.sup.−1 derived from C═O stretching vibration and an absorbance height B at a wave number of 1600 cm.sup.−1 derived from skeleton vibration due to carbon-carbon stretching of a benzene ring is 0.75 or less, as measured by infrared spectroscopy.

In an infusibilized polyphenylene ether fiber of the present disclosure, an absorbance height ratio (A/B) between an absorbance height A at a wave number of 1694 cm.sup.−1 derived from C═O stretching vibration and an absorbance height B at a wave number of 1600 cm.sup.−1 derived from skeleton vibration due to carbon-carbon stretching of a benzene ring is 0.25 or more, and an absorbance height ratio (C/B) between an absorbance height C at a wave number of 1661 cm.sup.−1 derived from C═O stretching vibration and an absorbance height B at a wave number of 1600 cm.sup.−1 derived from skeleton vibration due to carbon-carbon stretching of a benzene ring is 0.75 or less, as measured by infrared spectroscopy.

The present invention relates to an odor control material consisting of a water-insoluble particulate odor control agent and a thermoplastic water-soluble carrier matrix encapsulating the odor control agent. The carrier matrix dissolves when in contact with an aqueous solution, such as urine and the odor control material is obtained by means of thermoforming. The invention relates also to a method for the preparation of the odor control material and the use of the odor control material in absorbent products. The present odor control material minimizes dusting problems caused by particulate odor control agents in production processes.

The present invention relates to an odor control material consisting of a water-insoluble particulate odor control agent and a thermoplastic water-soluble carrier matrix encapsulating the odor control agent. The carrier matrix dissolves when in contact with an aqueous solution, such as urine and the odor control material is obtained by means of thermoforming. The invention relates also to a method for the preparation of the odor control material and the use of the odor control material in absorbent products. The present odor control material minimizes dusting problems caused by particulate odor control agents in production processes.