Textile Components and/or Other Articles Including Printed Structures, Methods of Making These Articles, and Products Including Such Articles
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsAnand P. Kanchagar, Colin M. Runkle
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AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsAnand P. Kanchagar, Colin M. Runkle
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A printing method includes: (A) placing a substrate including an elastomeric base textile layer on a printing bed; and (B) printing one or more printed elements (e.g., as a topcoat layer) onto at least a portion of the substrate. The printing includes applying a mixture including at least: a polyurethane material, water, a cross-linker material, silica, and a rheological modifier to at least the portion of the surface of the substrate. The one or more printed elements: (a) have a thickness of less than 25 micron and (b) increase a coefficient of friction of the substrate at locations of the printed element(s) as compared to a coefficient of friction of the substrate before the printed element(s) is/are present. An elasticity and/or stretchability of the substrate with the printed element(s) thereon may be substantially the same as an elasticity and/or stretchability of the substrate before the printed element(s) is/are present thereon.
A method, comprising:
A component, comprising:
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