Coated and expanded, nanofiber structures are provided and methods of use thereof.

This invention relates to a method for hiding stains in medical dressings and other textile substrates. The method includes applying a metallic silver coating to a textile substrate via a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVP) process. The metallic silver coating effectively hides any stain that comes into direct contact with the treated substrate by transferring the liquid beneath the surface of the coating. The invention also relates to textile substrates containing metallic silver coatings.

A functional resin material is manufactured by the following reagents including a polyol, a polyamine, a first cross-linking agent, a second cross-linking agent, and a nanocellulose. Each of the first cross-linking agent and the second cross-linking agent includes an isocyanate block. The nanocellulose includes a repeating unit represented by formula (1), ##STR00001##

A water repellent composition containing: (A) water repellent particles in which the number of surface alkyl groups on the water repellent particles is 600?10.sup.18-50,000?10.sup.18 per 1 g of water repellent particles; (B) a water-repellent resin which is a polymer having a long-chain C.sub.7-40 hydrocarbon group; and (C) a liquid medium. The water-repellent particles preferably have an average primary particle size of 1-100 nm. Also disclosed is a method for treating a fiber using the water repellent composition, a method for producing a treated textile product, a film formed from the water repellent composition, and a textile product treated with a treatment liquid containing the water-repellent composition.

The present disclosure describes a polyester fabric for airbags formed from a polyester fiber, which can reduce costs, and the polyester fabric for airbags has high restraint performance for receiving the occupant during deployment and maintains the performance at high levels even after aging, while maintaining the mechanical characteristics as a fabric for airbags. A polyester fabric for airbags has a resin provided on at least one surface wherein the polyester fabric has an optimized crimp ratio and has a scrubbing test count of 400 or more after aging treatment at 70? C. at 95% RH for 408 hours.

Provided herein are surface treating compositions for imparting beneficial surface properties to substrates. The compositions can be prepared by reacting a bio-based polyol with an isocyanate and an ionogenic molecule. The compositions can be used to treat a variety of substrates to provide enhanced properties to a surface of the substrate. Also provided are methods for the chemical modification of triglycerides and fatty acids and use thereof in creating beneficial surface treating compositions.

Method and composition for increasing the electrical and thermal conductivity of a textile article comprising the application of a composition comprising graphene and an inorganic pigment, so as to form a layer that consists of a thermal circuit for optimal management of heat and an electrical circuit for dissipation of the static electricity accumulated on the textile article.

Antimicrobial and/or anti-odor textile coating composition that reduce and/or prevent bacterial growth and/or control odor(s) on a textile material treated for a prolonged time period including up to, for example, fifty wash cycles. The textile coating compositions may include benzoic acid and at least one of terephthalic acid, and/or a quat silane.

A method for manufacturing a bonded reinforcing textile filamentary element (48) comprising a core and a layer of strands is disclosed. The textile filamentary element in the natural state is assembled. A textile filamentary element in the natural state or pre-bonded textile filamentary element is obtained. The filamentary element in the natural state or pre-bonded filamentary element is coated with an external layer of at least one heat-crosslinkable adhesive composition. The filamentary element in the natural state or pre-bonded filamentary element that is coated with the external layer is thermally treated so as to crosslink the adhesive composition in order to obtain the bonded filamentary element (48). The steps of coating with and of thermally treating the external layer of the filamentary element in the natural state or pre-bonded filamentary element are carried out such that, for an elongation equal to 30% of the elongation at break of the filamentary element in the natural state, the tangent modulus of the bonded reinforcing textile filamentary element (48) is increased compared with the tangent modulus of the filamentary element in the natural state.

Antimicrobial and/or anti-odor textile coating composition that reduce and/or prevent bacterial growth and/or control odor(s) on a textile material treated for a prolonged time period including up to, for example, fifty wash cycles. The textile coating compositions may include benzoic acid and at least one of terephthalic acid, and/or a quat silane.