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US 2018/0051412 A1Published application
Specialty fabrics having anti-microbial, stain release, and dust resistant properties
AssigneeReliance Industries Limited
InventorSujit Kumar Barik
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to specialty fabrics. Also disclosed is a coating composition, which is applied on a fabric to obtain the specialty fabric having anti-microbial, stain release and dust resistant properties. The specialty fabric is safe for the human skin, is economical, and can be successfully used in many applications like in nursing homes/hospitals, operation theatres, for preparing sports apparel, and the like.
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A coating composition comprising
- a) an antimicrobial formulation in an amount in the range of 15 wt % to 30 wt % with respect to the total weight of said composition;
- b) nanoparticles in an amount in the range of 10 wt % to 20 wt % with respect to the total weight of said composition;
- c) a stain release compound in an amount in the range of 10 wt % to 50 wt % with respect to the total weight of said composition;
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- d) a dust resistant compound in an amount in the range of 20 wt % tie 50 wt % with respect to the total weight of said composition,
- wherein said composition is applied over a fabric to obtain a specialty fabric having anti-microbial, stain release, and dust resistant properties.
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A process for preparing a specialty fabric;
- said process comprising the following steps:
- a) providing a fabric selected from woven and knitted fabrics;
- b) subjecting said fabric to a pre-treatment to obtain a pre-treated fabric;
- c) providing a coating composition comprising an antimicrobial formulation in an amount in the range of 15 wt % to 30 wt % with respect to the total weight of said composition;
- nanoparticles in an amount in the range of 10 wt % to 20 wt % with respect to the total weight of said composition;
- a stain release compound in an amount in the range of 10 wt % to 50 wt % with respect to the total weight of said composition;
- and a dust resistant compound in an amount in the range of 20 wt % to 50 wt % with respect to the total weight of said composition;
- d) applying said coating composition over said pre-treated fabric at a temperature in the range of 25° C. to 50° C. to obtain a treated fabric;
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- e) subjecting said treated fabric to a post-treatment to obtain said specialty fabric, wherein said specialty fabric has anti-microbial, stain release, and dust resistant properties.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.