The present disclosure relates to a spunbond nonwoven fabric for a tile carpet base fabric which can manufacture tile carpets with excellent sound absorption performance and tuft withdraw force, including high-thickness nonwoven fabrics made of hollow fibers to which recycled polyester raw materials are applied, and a tile carpet using the same.

A structure of aligned (e.g., radially and/or polygonally aligned) fibers, and systems and methods for producing and using the same. One or more structures provided may be created using an apparatus that includes one or more first electrodes that define an area and/or partially circumscribe an area. For example, a single first electrode may enclose the area, or a plurality of first electrode(s) may be positioned on at least a portion of the perimeter of the area. A second electrode is positioned within the area. Electrodes with rounded (e.g., convex) surfaces may be arranged in an array, and a fibrous structure created using such electrodes may include an array of wells at positions corresponding to the positions of the electrodes.

A structure of aligned (e.g., radially and/or polygonally aligned) fibers, and systems and methods for producing and using the same. One or more structures provided may be created using an apparatus that includes one or more first electrodes that define an area and/or partially circumscribe an area. For example, a single first electrode may enclose the area, or a plurality of first electrode(s) may be positioned on at least a portion of the perimeter of the area. A second electrode is positioned within the area. Electrodes with rounded (e.g., convex) surfaces may be arranged in an array, and a fibrous structure created using such electrodes may include an array of wells at positions corresponding to the positions of the electrodes.

The invention relates to a method and a device for producing an annular multiaxial laid fabric and to an annular object produced therewith. The object of the invention is therefore to create a method and a device for forming a multiaxial laid fabric for annular structures which has no twisting or displacement of the thread layers. Furthermore, it should no longer be necessary to close a butt join or overlap separately to form a closed ring of the multiaxial laid fabric. This object is achieved in that at least a lower thread layer (2a) and an upper thread layer in the form of an endless thread array or an endless single thread, or in the form of thread-array sections or single-thread sections, are laid around the entire circumference of two mutually spaced ring elements (3) with differing thread orientations, and the first and upper thread layers (2a, 2b) are then fixed to each other at points.

The invention relates to a method and a device for producing an annular multiaxial laid fabric and to an annular object produced therewith. The object of the invention is therefore to create a method and a device for forming a multiaxial laid fabric for annular structures which has no twisting or displacement of the thread layers. Furthermore, it should no longer be necessary to close a butt join or overlap separately to form a closed ring of the multiaxial laid fabric. This object is achieved in that at least a lower thread layer (2a) and an upper thread layer in the form of an endless thread array or an endless single thread, or in the form of thread-array sections or single-thread sections, are laid around the entire circumference of two mutually spaced ring elements (3) with differing thread orientations, and the first and upper thread layers (2a, 2b) are then fixed to each other at points.

The present disclosure is directed to an implantable therapeutic delivery device. This device comprises a hydrogel core; one or more therapeutic agents suspended within the hydrogel core; and an elongated nanofibrous substrate having proximal and distal ends, said nanofiber substrate having an interior nanofiber wall defining an internal space that extends longitudinally between the proximal and distal ends of the substrate, wherein the hydrogel core comprising the one or more therapeutic agents is positioned within the internal space. The disclosure is also directed to methods of delivering a therapeutic agent to a subject in need thereof that involves implanting the device described herein.

The present disclosure is directed to an implantable therapeutic delivery device. This device comprises a hydrogel core; one or more therapeutic agents suspended within the hydrogel core; and an elongated nanofibrous substrate having proximal and distal ends, said nanofiber substrate having an interior nanofiber wall defining an internal space that extends longitudinally between the proximal and distal ends of the substrate, wherein the hydrogel core comprising the one or more therapeutic agents is positioned within the internal space. The disclosure is also directed to methods of delivering a therapeutic agent to a subject in need thereof that involves implanting the device described herein.

A device for producing a seamless tubular cellulosic spunbonded nonwoven fabric, comprising a spinning dope production (8), a spinning system (2), a coagulation system (4), a deposition section (3) for depositing and dewatering the spunbonded nonwoven, a transport device (13, 22) for carrying off the spunbonded nonwoven in the transport direction, a washing system (5) and a drying system (6), wherein the deposition section (3) is designed so as to be rotatable, with the axis of rotation of the deposition section (3) lying along the transport direction.

A device for producing a seamless tubular cellulosic spunbonded nonwoven fabric, comprising a spinning dope production (8), a spinning system (2), a coagulation system (4), a deposition section (3) for depositing and dewatering the spunbonded nonwoven, a transport device (13, 22) for carrying off the spunbonded nonwoven in the transport direction, a washing system (5) and a drying system (6), wherein the deposition section (3) is designed so as to be rotatable, with the axis of rotation of the deposition section (3) lying along the transport direction.

A multi-laminar electrospun nanofiber scaffold for use in repairing a defect in a tissue substrate is provided. The scaffold includes a first layer formed by a first plurality of electrospun polymeric fibers, and a second layer formed by a second plurality of electrospun polymeric fibers. The second layer is combined with the first layer. A first portion of the scaffold includes a higher density of fibers than a second portion of the scaffold, and the first portion has a higher tensile strength than the second portion. The scaffold is configured to degrade via hydrolysis after at least one of a predetermined time or an environmental condition. The scaffold is configured to be applied to the tissue substrate containing the defect, and is sufficiently flexible to facilitate application of the scaffold to uneven surfaces of the tissue substrate, and to enable movement of the scaffold by the tissue substrate.