Method for generating a halogen-stable anti-microbial synthetic fiber
AssigneePurThread Technologies, Inc.
InventorsStephen Woodrow Foss, Reyad Ilayan Sawafta
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Abstract
A method for producing fibers with improved color and anti-microbial properties is described. One embodiment includes a method for generating a halogen stable antimicrobial synthetic fiber, the method comprising creating a mixture that includes a polymer, an anti-microbial agent, and a non-halogen pigment, and extruding the mixture to form an anti-microbial synthetic fiber.
Claims15
A method for generating a halogen-stable anti-microbial synthetic fiber, the method comprising:
- creating a mixture comprising:
- a base polymer comprised at least predominantly of polyester in pellet form,
- an anti-microbial agent that includes silver in metallic form, salt form, or ionic form,
- a cationic non-halogen pigment that includes halogen bonding sites, and
- titanium dioxide for softening a hue of the non-halogen pigment;
- heating the mixture to a melt temperature;
- and
- extruding the mixture to form an anti-microbial synthetic fiber;
- wherein the cationic non-halogen pigment is adapted to attract and bond with halogenic molecules at the halogen bonding sites, thereby shielding the anti-microbial agent from degradation arising from interactions with halogenic molecules.
A method for generating a halogen-stable anti-microbial synthetic fiber, the method comprising:
- creating a mixture comprising:
- a base polymer comprised at least predominantly of polyester in pellet form,
- an anti-microbial agent that includes copper in metallic form, salt form, or ionic form,
- a cationic non-halogen pigment that includes halogen bonding sites, and
- titanium dioxide for softening a hue of the non-halogen pigment;
- heating the mixture to a melt temperature;
- and
- extruding the mixture to form an anti-microbial synthetic fiber;
- wherein the cationic non-halogen pigment is adapted to attract and bond with halogenic molecules at the halogen bonding sites, thereby shielding the anti-microbial agent from degradation arising from interactions with halogenic molecules.
A method for generating a halogen-stable anti-microbial synthetic fiber, the method comprising:
- creating a mixture comprising:
- a base polymer comprised at least predominantly of polyester in pellet form,
- an anti-microbial agent that includes silver and copper in metallic form, salt form, or ionic form,
- a cationic non-halogen pigment that includes halogen bonding sites, and
- titanium dioxide for softening a hue of the non-halogen pigment;
- heating the mixture to a melt temperature;
- and
- extruding the mixture to form an anti-microbial synthetic fiber;
- wherein the cationic non-halogen pigment is adapted to attract and bond with halogenic molecules at the halogen bonding sites, thereby shielding the anti-microbial agent from degradation arising from interactions with halogenic molecules.
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