Editing Lamination (section)

=== Textile ===

[[Laminated fabric]] are widely used in different fields of human activity, including medical and military.<ref name="1-59124-756-X">{{Cite book|last=Fung|first=Walter|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57250766|title=Coated and laminated textiles|date=2002|publisher=CRC Press|others=Textile Institute|isbn=1-59124-756-X|location=Boca Raton, FL|oclc=57250766}}</ref>{{Rp|page=148}} Woven fabrics (organic and inorganic based) are usually laminated by different chemical polymers to give them useful properties like chemical resistance, dust, grease, [[photoluminescence]] (glowing and other light-effects e.g. in [[high-visibility clothing]]), [[Tear resistance|tear strength]], stiffness, thickness, and being wind proof .<ref name="Fung-2002">{{Cite book|title=Coated and Laminated Textiles {{!}} ScienceDirect|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9781855735767/coated-and-laminated-textiles|access-date=2021-11-26|isbn=9781855735767 |language=en |last1=Fung |first1=W. |date=9 May 2002 |publisher=Woodhead }}</ref>{{R|name=1-59124-756-X|page=|pages=2,16,18}} [[Coated fabrics]] may be considered as a subtype of laminated fabrics.{{R|name=1-59124-756-X|page=1}} [[Nonwoven fabric]]s (e.g. fiberglass) are also often laminated. According to a 2002 source, the nonwovens fabric industry was the biggest single consumer of different polymer binding resins.{{R|name=1-59124-756-X|page=16}}

Materials used in production of coated and laminated fabrics are generally subjected to heat treatment.{{R|name=1-59124-756-X|page=32}} [[Thermoplastic]]s and [[Thermosetting polymer|thermosetting]] plastics (e.g. [[formaldehyde]] polymers) are equally used in laminating and coating textile industry.{{R|name=1-59124-756-X|page=32}}
In 2002 primary materials used included [[polyvinyl acetate]], [[Acrylic resin|acrylics]], [[polyvinyl chloride]] (PVC), [[polyurethane]]s, and [[Natural rubber|natural]] and [[synthetic rubber]]s.{{R|name=1-59124-756-X|page=33}} [[Copolymer]]s and terpolymers were also in use.{{R|name=1-59124-756-X|page=33}}

Thin-films of plastics were in wide use as well. Materials varied from [[polyethylene]] and [[Polyvinyl chloride|PVC]] to [[kapton]] depending on application. In automotive industry for example the PVC/[[Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene|acrylonitrilebutadiene-styrene]] (ABS) mixtures were often applied for interiors by laminating onto a [[polyurethane foam]] to give a soft-touch properties.{{R|name=1-59124-756-X|page=42}} Specialty films were used in protective clothing, .e.g. [[polytetrafluoroethylene]] (PTFE), [[polyurethane]] etc.{{R|name=1-59124-756-X|page=42}}