▁Category : For za ▁Italia ▁polit icians ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁Lig uria ▁Category : Ital ian ▁Roman ▁C athol ics ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : ME P s ▁for ▁Italy ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 9 ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Italian ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Mic arta ▁is ▁a ▁brand ▁name ▁for ▁compos ites ▁of ▁lin en , ▁canvas , ▁paper , ▁fi berg lass , ▁carbon ▁fi ber ▁or ▁other ▁fabric ▁in ▁a ▁therm os et ting ▁pl astic . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁used ▁in ▁elect rical ▁and ▁decor ative ▁applications . ▁Mic arta ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁George ▁West ing house ▁at ▁least ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁using ▁phen ol ic ▁res ins ▁invent ed ▁by ▁Leo ▁Ba ek eland . ▁These ▁res ins ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁im pre gn ate ▁paper ▁and ▁cot ton ▁fabric ▁which ▁were ▁c ured ▁under ▁pressure ▁and ▁high ▁temperature ▁to ▁produce ▁l amin ates . ▁In ▁later ▁years ▁this ▁manufact uring ▁method ▁included ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁fi berg lass ▁fabric ▁and ▁other ▁res in ▁types ▁were ▁also ▁used . ▁Today ▁Mic arta ▁high - press ure ▁industrial ▁l amin ates ▁are ▁produced ▁with ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁res ins ▁and ▁fib ers . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁gener ically ▁for ▁most ▁res in ▁im pre gn ated ▁fi ber ▁comp ounds . ▁Common ▁uses ▁of ▁modern ▁high - press ure ▁l amin ates ▁are ▁as ▁elect rical ▁ins ul