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US 12,716,169 B2Granted
Plant based anti-microbial fabric treatment, treated fabrics, and associated methods
AssigneeNoble BioMaterials, Inc.
InventorsJodi Wallis, Lynn Wagner, Joel Furey, Lou Protonentis
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Abstract
A process, and the resultant product, for effectively binding plant-based antimicrobials to various fabrics which process provides for long term antimicrobial effect of the fabric.
Claims19
A method of forming an antimicrobial fabric, the method comprising:
- providing an aqueous solution consisting esentially of from 1% to 20% by weight tea tree oil, from 1% to 20% by weight citric acid, from 1% to 20% by weight of a binder, from 0.5% to 5% by weight of an emulsifier, and from 0% to 5% by weight of a defoamer,
- exposing a fabric to said aqueous solution for a period of time;
- and
- drying said fabric after said exposing.
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A method of forming an antimicrobial fabric, the method comprising:
- providing an aqueous solution consisting of from 1% to 20% by weight tea tree oil, from 1% to 20% by weight citric acid, from 1% to 20% by weight of a binder, from 0.5% to 5% by weight of an emulsifier, and from 0% to 5% by weight of a defoamer, with the remainder comprising water;
- exposing a fabric to said aqueous solution for a period of time;
- and
- drying said fabric after said exposing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.