Carpeting innovations. (Product Spotlight).Using Prismatic pris·mat·ic also pris·mat·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, resembling, or being a prism. 2. Formed by refraction of light through a prism. Used of a spectrum of light. 3. Brilliantly colored; iridescent. [TM] carpet fiber from Solutia, Pacificrest adds three commercial carpets--Chicago, St. Louis, and Memphis--to its Big Cities Collection. The Prismatic fiber uses light and its refraction refraction, in physics, deflection of a wave on passing obliquely from one transparent medium into a second medium in which its speed is different, as the passage of a light ray from air into glass. against various surfaces to create up to 26 tonal effects, and multiple colors of high-and low-luster yarns produce dimension, color, and depth. Chicago, St. Louis, and Memphis are available in 24 colorways that coordinate with Pacificrest's Pave--a solid-color, level, cut-and-loop textured product--and Cristal III, a solid-color cut pile, both available in 151 standard colors. Custom colorations are always available. Crafted from Solutia's Ultron[R] VIP Nylon 6,6 and backed by a 10-year fiber wear warranty, the Big Cities Collection is cleanable and durable. Royalguard soil-resistant treatment and Pacificrest's woven polypropylene/ActionBac[R] backing system are standard. Performance backings are also available, including the environmentally responsible E-LOKBioBak[TM] system, which incorporates primary backings made using a bio-based polyurethane polyurethane Any of a class of very versatile polymers that are made into flexible and rigid foams, fibres, elastomers (elastic polymers), surface coatings, and adhesives. chemistry derived in part from soybeans, a 100% renewable natural resource. Its nonwoven non·wo·ven adj. Made by a process not involving weaving. Used of textiles. n. Material or a fabric made by a process not involving weaving. secondary backings are made of 100% postconsumer post·con·sum·er adj. Of or relating to products that have been used and recycled by consumers: paper made from postconsumer waste. materials, such as recycled soda bottles. CIRCLE 60 ON READER SERVICE CARD |
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