A study was conducted wherein 28 varieties of commercially available coated fabrics, 3 substrates (one glass cloth and two varieties of nylon), 8 tie-coatings and 13 polymer coatings were investigated for the purpose of obtaining an improved coated fabric. As a result of these development and evaluation studies, it was found that a dimethyl sulfoxide treatment on an open mesh nylon substrate which was then coated with ethylene/ethyl acrylate produces an acceptable heat sealable all weather coated fabric. The dimethyl sulfoxide pretreated substrate showed an improvement of 20 F in low temperature flexibility over an untreated substrate. (Author).

For many years the Army has experienced problems in low temperature flexibility, environmental stability and moisture which penetrated needle holes left in coated fabrics resulting from sewing. Several methods to overcome the problem of needle holes were used. These added costs and time delays prompted a new look at the development of an improved coated fabric. A research study was initiated wherein 28 varieties of commercially available coated fabrics, 3 substrates (one glass cloth and two varieties of nylon), 8 tie-coatings and 21 polymer coatings were investigated for the purpose of obtaining an improved coated fabric. As a result of these development and evaluation studies, it was found that a dimethyl sulfoxide treatment on an open mesh nylon substrate which was then coated with polyethylene/vinyl acetate produces an acceptable heat sealable all weather coated fabric. The dimethyl sulfoxide and/or dimethyl formamide pretreated substrate showed an improvement of 20F in low temperature flexibility over an untreated substrate. DuPont's 60-002 urethane (ether) polymer compound applied at Rock Island Arsenal to an open mesh nylon, and Reeves Bros. Inc., Style 15187, urethane (ether) coated on a standard weave dacron substrate exhibited favorable properties in regard to fuel resistance and heat sealability. (Author).

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Gore-Tex, chemical protective clothing, architectural fabrics, air bags Intensive research and development in coated-fabric materials and processes has led to new and improved products for a wide range of consumer, industrial, medical, and military applications. Coated Textiles: Principles and Applications provides the first comprehensive, up-to-da

Polymer coated textiles are known as engineered composite materials at macro scale. Coating can offer significant improvements to the substrate, mainly of the physical (like impermeability and fabric abrasion) and/or of overall chemical properties; as well as the appearance, by combining advantages of the components.Polymer coated systems employ various kinds of textile substrate structures available, mostly of technical textiles. Since there are a number of possibilities for different types of polymers and their combinations, textile structures as well as their combinations are possible; it is widely open to creativities and almost every day some new innovative application is being introduced. Polymer coated textile industry, being parallel to the developments in the textile research, is so dynamic that, today, applications like reactive coatings with nanoparticles (with self cleaning, self sterilizing surfaces), systems with conductive polymer coatings to provide EM shielding, electronic textile systems -with body monitoring properties-, environmental responsive systems etc. are already somewhat classical and are considered almost left in the shade of incoming new developments. This book is an up-to-date summary of the subject by considering the passage from conventional to emerging technologies. Criteria for selection of the coat and textile are considered and the manufacturing basics of the system are summarized. Emerging technologies and applications (including smart, intelligent and nanostructured applications) are completed by testing and quality control methods of these systems.The book is written for all that are interested in this interdisciplinary area, it certainly will prove to be of great help to textile and polymer technologists, to engineers, to scientists, as well as to students.