Production of dental floss from wood fibers
AssigneeBahcesehir Universitesi
InventorCaglar Sivri
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Abstract
Celluloses are taken from industrial trees by means of chemical pulp processing method which does not give damage to environment, and turned into fiber form, and fibers of industrial trees are turned into dental floss form. As said industrial tree; a kind of tree selected from beech tree, birch tree, poplar tree, elm and oak tree is used.
Claims4
A production method of a dental floss, wherein the dental floss has antibacterial, remedial and protective characteristics, the dental floss is obtained from industrial trees, and the dental floss is bio-compatible and allowed to be decomposed as waste in environment when a usage duration is finished, wherein the production method comprises:
- step (i):
- obtaining wood pulp from beech, birch, poplar, elm and oak trees by applying classical chemical pulp processes and adding the wood pulp into aqueous solution including NMMO at a value between 50% and 65% by weight and obtaining a spinning solution;
- step (ii):
- passing the spinning solution through nozzles at suitable temperatures of 100° C. and above and obtaining, collecting, washing and wrapping fibers;
- and
- step (iii):
- turning the fibers into the dental floss,
- wherein the obtained fibers and the dental floss comprise chemical active substances including at least one of:
- sodium bicarbonate, fluoride ions, silicium, tannic acid and astringent from the trees to provide the antibacterial, remedial and protective characteristics, and wherein a pH of the obtained fibers is the same as a pH of a mouth medium.
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