When.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network

2. Durable water repellent - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durable_water_repellent

   Durable water repellents are commonly used in conjunction with waterproof breathable fabrics such as Gore-Tex to prevent the outer layer of fabric from becoming saturated with water. This saturation, called 'wetting out,' can reduce the garment's breathability (moisture transport through the breathable membrane) and let water through.

3. Tyvek - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyvek

   Tyvek is a nonwoven product consisting of spun bond olefin fiber.It was first discovered in 1955 by a researcher for the DuPont textile company working in an experimental lab, who noticed a type of white fluff coming out of a pipe. [2]

4. Nomex - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomex

   Nomex is a trademarked term for an inherently flame-resistant fabric with meta-aramid chemistry widely used for industrial applications and fire protection equipment. It was developed in the early 1960s by DuPont and first marketed in 1967. [1] The fabric is often combined with Kevlar to increase its resistance for breakage or tear.

5. Fabric treatment - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabric_treatment

   Fabric. Fabric treatments are processes that make fabric softer, or water resistant, or enhance dye penetration after they are woven. [1] Fabric treatments get applied when the textile itself cannot add other properties. [2] Treatments include, scrim, foam lamination, fabric protector or stain repellent, anti microbial and flame retardant. [2]

6. Scotchgard - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotchgard

   Scotchgard is a 3M brand of products, a stain repellent and durable water repellent applied to fabrics, upholstery, and carpets to protect them from stains. Scotchgard products typically rely on organofluorine chemicals as the main active ingredient along with petroleum distillate solvents.

7. Moisture cure polyurethane - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moisture_cure_polyurethane

   Moisture cure polyurethanes have been widely used in the adhesive and coating industries. Thermal, mechanical, and surface properties of hyperbranched polyurethane-urea (HBPU) moisture cured coatings have been studied in relationship to chemical structure. [3]