W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

W. L. Gore & Assoc. Inc.

Dilip J Sakhpara

Robert L Henn

John J Bowser

Christian E Bailey

Peter L Brown

A coated product is provided that is comprised of a substrate and a coating comprised of a microporous scaffold material having a high void volume and open, interconnecting void microstructure, the scaffold material having a layer of a selected polyurethane thereon which extends in the voids. The coated product has good barrier properties with respect to bacteria, viruses, and air-borne particulate.

Fabrics for protective clothing

The invention relates to flexible breathable polyurethane coatings and films and to the prepolymers from which they are formed. These prepolymers are isocyanate-capped poly (alkylene oxide) glycol polyurethanes with low viscosities and low freezing points. The difunctional nature of the random copolymers of ethylene oxide and prepylene oxide added to simple diols provide the low viscosity and low freezing points; high levels of ethylene oxide in the polyol provides the breathability.

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Newark, DE, United States of America

Dilip J Sakhpara