Abstract: An article of footwear can include an upper. The upper includes a knitted portion having yarns partially fused to adjacent yarns and filaments of the partially fused yarns that are partially fused to adjacent filaments. Methods for manufacturing an article of footwear including an upper having a partially fused knitted portion include applying heat with or without pressure to form the partially fused knitted portions.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a fiber sizing agent composition capable of providing high adhesion between fibers and a matrix resin, and also capable of forming fiber bundles with high sizing properties and reduced fluffing. A fiber sizing agent composition (C) of the present invention contains an epoxy resin (A) having an aromatic ring and not having a (meth)acryloyl group, and a (meth)acrylate (B).

Abstract: Method of treating a textile article by impregnation with a water dispersion of graphene nano-platelets in an impregnation bath comprising also a polymeric binder and an anti-migration and wetting agent. Graphene is fixed in the textile article to improve its thermal and electrical conductivity, as well as its filtering power and germ-blocking properties.

Abstract: An optically transparent and electrically conductive film composed of metal nanowires or carbon nanotubes combined with pristine graphene with a metal nanowire-to-graphene or carbon nanotube-to-graphene weight ratio from 1/99 to 99/1, wherein the pristine graphene is single-crystalline and contains no oxygen and no hydrogen, and the film exhibits an optical transparence no less than 80% and sheet resistance no higher than 300 ohm/square. This film can be used as a transparent conductive electrode in an electro-optic device, such as a photovoltaic or solar cell, light-emitting diode, photo-detector, touch screen, electro-wetting display, liquid crystal display, plasma display, LED display, a TV screen, a computer screen, or a mobile phone screen.

Abstract: Compositions and blends of biopolymers and bio-acceptable polymers are described, along with the use of benign solvent systems to prepare biocompatible scaffolds and surgically implantable devices for use in supporting and facilitating the repair of soft tissue injuries.

Abstract: A flexible material is disclosed comprising a flexible substrate, a sorbent comprising zirconium hydroxide and a binder, wherein the solids weight ratio of the binder to the zirconium hydroxide is in the range 1:1 to 1:120. Also disclosed is a process for production of a fabric, comprising: providing a flexible material, providing at least one sorbent dispersion comprising zirconium hydroxide and a binder, applying the sorbent dispersion to the flexible material to produce a treated flexible material, squeezing the treated flexible material under pressure, and passing the pressed treated flexible material through a stenter.

Abstract: An assembled textile product includes a plurality of parts of fabric cut from one or more open pieces of fabric. At least one of the plurality of parts of fabric is cut from a tubular knitted fabric having a rest configuration and a stretched configuration. The tubular knitted fabric includes a heat adhesive material applied on at least a portion of a surface of the tubular knitted fabric in the stretched configuration so as to stabilize the first portion of the tubular knitted fabric by reducing its elasticity or deformability.

Abstract: A thin coated supported glove and method of making the glove includes a thin knitted liner, including a plurality of finger components, a thumb component, a backhand component, and a palm component, wherein the thin knitted liner comprises a covered yarn including a tungsten core having a diameter of about 25-35 micrometers, a polyamide wrapping yarn disposed upon the tungsten core, and a high performance polyethylene wrapping yarn disposed upon the polyamide wrapping yarn, wherein the covered yarn is (350) denier or less; a second yarn, wherein the second yarn is an intermingled yarn of (115) denier or less; and a thin polymeric coating adhered to the thin knitted liner.

Abstract: A fibre structure formed from dissolvable glass fibres is provided, the dissolvable glass fibres being formed from one or more boron compounds and one or more alkali compounds. The dissolvable glass can be formed into filaments, rovings and staple fibres of varying composition, length and diameter dependent on functionality and purpose. A mixture of chemicals components are heated, melted and then drawn or extruded into dissolvable filaments, rovings and staple fibres for use in a fibre-reinforced composite part or as a preservative in the internal and surface treatment of solid wood and engineered composite panels. A water-soluble surface coating may be applied to adjust dissolution rate and facilitate binding into an air-laid nonwoven mat or incorporation into other matrices.

Abstract: The invention discloses environment-controlling fibers and fabrics using the same, which adopts polyolefin material, optoelectronic material, thermoelectric material, piezoelectric material and catalyst material, to make fibers and fabric by melting, mixing, drawing and weaving. The fabrics are used in all kinds of environmental control products or for organic agriculture. To use green energy such as solar light energy, solar thermal energy, wind energy, hydro energy, geothermal energy and other renewable energy to stimulate the function of the special material within the fibers, so that the fabrics can remove pollutants in the environment and produce self-purification function to achieve the purpose of improving the environmental conditions or promote plant growth.

Abstract: A fiber computer has a fiber body including electrically insulating fiber body material along the length of the fiber body. Electrical conductors are disposed within the fiber body and are operative to transmit electrical power, electrical ground, clock signals, and data signals through the fiber body. Input units disposed within the fiber body accept external stimuli. Microcontroller microchips disposed within the fiber body process stimuli accepted by an input unit. Memory module microchips within the fiber body store data and communicate with microcontroller microchips. Output units produce an output directed out of the fiber body. A clock signal generator within the fiber body synchronizes operation of input units, microcontroller microchips, memory module microchips, and output units.

Abstract: This invention relates to high tenacity yarn for a tire cord comprising polyethyleneterephthalate multifilament obtained by melting and spinning a resin composition comprising first polyethyleneterephthalate and second polyethyleneterephthalate having different intrinsic viscosities, and a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a radiation source for the emission of electromagnetic radiation and a converter element on which the electromagnetic radiation impinges in a first surface region and which, excited by the impinged electromagnetic radiation, emits visible light into an environment in a second surface region which differs at least partially from the first surface region. The wavelength of the light emitted into the environment differs from the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation impinged on the converter element. The converter element includes a luminous element including a textile with a converter material. The converter material due to excitation by the electromagnetic radiation with a first wavelength emits visible light with a second wavelength differing from the first wavelength. The radiation source realizes a background illumination for the converter element. The first surface region is formed by a side surface or a back surface of the converter element.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode-wiring-equipped cloth material including: a cloth material main body; an electrode section which is provided on a surface of or inside the cloth material main body and contains a conductive linear body; a wiring section which is provided adjacent to the electrode section on the surface of or inside the cloth material main body and contains a conductive linear body, in which cloth material at least one conductive linear body contained in the electrode section and at least on conductive linear body contained in the wiring section are the same single conductive linear body.

Abstract: A knitted fabric structure that includes a piezoelectric yarn having a piezoelectric material that produces a surface potential by input of an external force from an outside of the piezoelectric yarn; and an elastic yarn having stretchability knitted together with the piezoelectric yarn, wherein the piezoelectric yarn has a mixing ratio of 5% or more based on a whole of the knitted fabric structure.

Abstract: A fabric material with an electrode wiring includes: a fabric material body with stretchability; a first electrode portion that is disposed on a surface or in the interior of the fabric material body, and that includes a conductive linear body; a first wiring portion that is disposed on the surface or in the interior of the fabric material body so as to be electrically connected to the first electrode portion, and that includes a conductive linear body; a second electrode portion that is disposed on the surface or in the interior of the fabric material body, and that includes a conductive linear body; and a second wiring portion that is disposed on the surface or in the interior of the fabric material body so as to be electrically connected to the second electrode portion, and that includes a conductive linear body.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an artificial leather structure, comprising a woven layer, a porous elastomer layer disposed on the woven layer and a nonwoven layer disposed on the porous elastomer layer. The porous elastomer layer is adhered to the woven layer and the nonwoven layer.

Abstract: A fiber material combines both stretchability and wear resistance, has a uniform and bump- and streak-free outer appearance, and has a smooth, delicate texture. The eccentric core-sheath composite fiber is characterized in that in the cross-section of a composite fiber composed of two different polymers, an A-component is completely covered by a B-component, a ratio S/D, or the minimum thickness S of the thickness of the B-component covering the A-component to a fiber diameter D, is 0.01 to 0.1, and a perimeter of a portion of fiber, where the thickness is 1.05 times or less the minimum thickness S, is at least one third of the perimeter of the fiber overall.

Abstract: An article of footwear includes at least one panel comprised of a composite material. The composite material includes a plurality of layers that are secured together according to a predetermined embroidery stitching pattern. The panel includes a first layer having a maximum elongation in a length direction of the article of footwear, and a second layer having a maximum elongation in a width direction of the article of footwear. The composite material also includes additional layers coupled to the first layer and the second layer.

Abstract: An aspect is directed to a vaccine adjuvant including a nanofiber that comprises an oxide or a salt of one, two, three or more metals selected from the group of Al, Ca, Mg, Li, Na, K, La, Y, Si, Fe and Zn. Another aspect is directed to a porous scaffold or a porous membrane that comprises nanofibers comprising an oxide or a salt of one, two, three or more metals selected from the group of Al, Ca, Mg, Li, Na, K, La, Y, Si, Fe and Zn, where the porous scaffold or the porous membrane is configured for use in an environment where the nanofibers are exposed to a direct contact with extracellular body fluids.