| abstract |
ARTIFICIAL LEATHER CONSISTING OF (1) A BASE MATERIAL LAYER IN THE FORM OF A FLEXIBLE SHEET OF AT LEAST ONE OF NATURAL FIBERS ARTIFICIAL FIBERS, SYNTHETIC FIBERS, INORGANIC FIBERS AND RESINOUS SHEETS, AND (2) A SUPERPOSED SURFACE LAYER OF AT LEAST ONE LOWER ALKYL ESTER POLYMER OF N-CARBOXYGLUTAMIC ACID. THE ARTIFICIAL LEATHER HAS EXCELLENT MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, PLIABILITY, RESISTANCE TO BLOCKING, RESISTANCE TO HEAT, MOISTURE PERMEABILITY AND RESISTANCE TO WASHING AND ALSO DESIRABLE AESTHETIC PROPERTIES COMPARABLE TO THOSE OF NATURAL LEATHER, SUCH AS APPEARANCE AND FEEL. |