ABRASION RESISTANT POLYMERIC FOAM AND STAIN RECEIVERS MADE THEREFROM

摘要

An abrasion resistant stain receiver made of polymeric foam wherein the polymeric foam is produced from an oil and water emulsion, wherein the oil phase of the emulsion comprises at least about 30 % by weight of a toughening monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene, ethyl styrene and mixtures thereof. Preferably, the abrasion resistant stain receiver contains a cross-linking monomer selected from the group consisting of divinyl benzene, hexane diacrylate and mixtures thereof, wherein the weight ratio of toughening monomer to cross-linking monomer in the oil phase of the emulsion is greater than about 1:1. The polymeric foam resists flaking when used as a stain receiver in a fabric stain removal operation.