British Dictionary definitions for poromeric
- (of a plastic) permeable to water vapour
- a substance having this characteristic, esp one based on polyurethane and used in place of leather in making shoe uppers
Origin of poromeric1First recorded in 1960–65;
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Poromeric Leather ( Material Science )
What is poromeric leather?
It then was passed through various embossing rollers to give it a specific grain. Sometimes referred to as poromerics, poromeric imitation leather are a group of synthetic “breathable” leather substitutes made from plastic coating ( usually polyurethane) on a fibrous base layer ( typically polyester). The term “Poromeric” was coined by DuPont .
What is a poromeric material?
Poromerics are made from a plastic coating (usually a polyurethane) on a fibrous base layer (typically a polyester ). The term poromeric was coined by DuPont as a derivative of the terms porous and polymeric. The first poromeric material was DuPont’s Corfam, introduced in 1963 at the Chicago Shoe Show.
What was the first poromeric material?
The first Poromeric material was DuPont’s discontinued Corfam which was introduced in 1963. Corfam’s advantages over natural leather were its durability, high gloss finish and ease of clean. Its disadvantages were its lack of breathability, stiffness and confusion with other faux leathers.
What was the first material that looked like leather?
By the late 1950s, DuPont scientists had created a material that looked like leather, with a high shiny gloss surface, which resembled “patent leather”. Later called Corfam, it consisted of a poromeric material which was made by bonding a plastic like coating to a fiber substrate.