Viscoelastic carpet

The German material producer Bayer MaterialScience has announced that it has developed an innovative viscoelastic carpet based on polyurethane foams and a special textile fabric. This new viscoelastic carpet concept is already commercialized by the German company Kymo GmbH under the brand name Pure Moss™. According to the firms, walking across this carpet feels like walking over soft moss. This new viscoelastic carpet is based on a four-layered structure. The top layer is an overlay of bielastic knitted fabric with a soft, long-pile texture. Below this is a viscoelastic polyurethane layer and, underneath that, a rebonded foam made from recycled polyurethane material. The bottom layer in contact with the floor is a thin reinforcing fabric that stabilizes the entire structure and protects the less tear-resistant layers above against tensile forces, for example when laying the carpet. The viscoelastic carpet provides a high level of comfort together with excellent insulating properties. It also dampens impact and airborne noise. Many uses are possible for sports, commercial/public building and domestic applications.