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US 10,478,387 B2Granted
Coating of clay micro-tubes on surfaces of hair and natural fibers
AssigneeLouisiana Tech Research Corporation
InventorsYuri Lvov, Abhishek Panchal, Rawil Fakhrullin
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Abstract
A hair coloring mixture including a carrier liquid with alumino-silicate micro-tubes having a hair dye agent loaded into the lumen of the micro-tubes. The micro-tubes may be present in the carrier liquid in a concentration of between about 5 mg/ml and about 50 mg/ml, while the mixture will have a pH of between about 4 and about 7.
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A biocide mixture for hair comprising:
- (a) a carrier liquid;
- (b) alumino-silicate micro-tubes having a biocide loaded into a lumen of the micro-tubes;
- (c) wherein the micro-tubes are present in the carrier liquid in a concentration of between about 3 mg/ml and about 100 mg/ml;
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- (d) wherein the mixture has a pH of between about 3.5 and about 7.5.
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A hair dying kit comprising;
- (a) a first container having a volume of carrier fluid, the carrier fluid having a water content of at least 65%;
- (b) a second container having a weight of alumino-silicate micro-tubes having a hair dye agent loaded into a lumen of the micro-tubes, the second container maintaining the alumino-silicate micro-tubes in a dry state;
- (c) wherein the weight of alumino-silicate micro-tubes to the volume of carrier fluid is between 5 mg/ml and 100 mg/ml.
A method of applying a coloring agent to textiles comprising the step of applying to the textile a coloring mixture for at least one minute, wherein the coloring mixture comprises:
- (a) an aqueous based carrier liquid;
- (b) alumino-silicate micro-tubes having a dye loaded into a lumen of the micro-tubes to at least a 3 weight percent dye loading efficiency;
- (c) wherein the micro-tubes are present in the carrier liquid in a concentration of between about 5 mg/ml and about 100 mg/ml;
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- (d) wherein the mixture has a pH of between about 2 and about 12.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.