Polyhydroxyalkanoate-based fabric and articles comprising the same

Abstract

A polyhydroxyalkanoate-based fabric is disclosed. The fabric comprises a fabric section comprising a first fiber comprising a fiber forming material at least partially coated with a polyhydroxyalkanoate. The fabric may comprise a first fabric section and a second fabric section. The first fabric section may comprise a plurality of fibers comprising a first fiber comprising a fiber forming material and a second fiber comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate wherein the fiber forming material has a melting temperature or a degradation temperature higher than a melting temperature of the polyhydroxyalkanoate. The second fabric section may comprise the first fiber extending from the first fabric section wherein the first fiber is at least partially coated with the polyhydroxyalkanoate present in the second fabric section. The second fabric section may have a higher tensile modulus than the first fabric section.

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