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US 12,276,066 B2Granted
Method for producing a finished leather substitute
AssigneeHermes Sellier
InventorLise Picaut
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Abstract
A method for producing a finished leather substitute, finished leather substitutes obtainable by such method, and uses thereof are provided. Specifically, a method for producing a finished leather substitute is provided, comprising providing a sheet material grown from mycelium having a top surface layer and a bottom surface, and applying at least one finishing coating to the bottom surface only.
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A method for producing a finished leather substitute, which method comprises:
- a) providing a sheet material grown from mycelium, which sheet material shows a top surface layer and a bottom surface layer that are defined in the sense of growth of the mycelium, from the bottom to the top;
- b) contacting the sheet material with an aqueous solution comprising lubricants;
- c) drying it;
- d) applying at least one finishing coating on the bottom surface only, wherein the finishing coating is applied by contacting an aqueous solution on the bottom surface of the dried sheet, wherein said aqueous solution in step d) contains i) a polymer or ii) a monomer and a catalyst.
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A finished leather substitute obtainable by a method which comprises:
- providing a sheet material grown from mycelium, which sheet material shows a top surface layer and a bottom surface layer that are defined in the sense of growth of the mycelium, from the bottom to the top;
- contacting the sheet material with an aqueous solution comprising lubricants;
- drying it;
- applying at least one finishing coating on the bottom surface only, wherein the finishing coating is applied by contacting an aqueous solution on the bottom surface of the dried sheet, wherein said aqueous solution in step d) contains i) a polymer or ii) a monomer and a catalyst.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.