ARTICLES WITH SOIL-SHEDDING PERFORMANCE
An article of manufacture has an external surface at least partly defined by a material compositionally comprising a polymeric hydrogel that takes up water when wetted. The hydrogel-containing material is effective in reducing soil accumulation on, and/or for reducing soil adhesion to, an article designed for a variety of uses, such as transportation, vehicle safety, storage, recreation, leisure, waste disposal, construction, gardening, or traffic control.
» Number: US2017252722A1 (A1)
» Publication Date: 07/09/2017
» Applicant: NIKE INC?[US]
» Inventor: BAGHDADI HOSSEIN A?[US]; DYER CALEB W?[US] (5)
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737