Supercontracting fiber textiles
OwnerJamie McAusland Bainbridge, Lindsay Wray +3inventors
InventorsJamie McAusland Bainbridge, Lindsay Wray, Mitchell Heinrich, Joshua Kittleson, David N. Breslauer
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to pre-treating textiles and methods of preparing textiles in a pre-treated state. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to pre-treating textiles comprising recombinant protein fibers.
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A method of making a recombinant protein textile in a greige state before pre-treatment, comprising:
- a. providing a yarn comprising a plurality of recombinant protein fibers, wherein said recombinant protein fibers supercontract upon exposure to water;
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- b. generating a textile from said yarn, wherein said textile has a structure suitable for generating a pre-treated textile product with desirable properties after pre-treatment of said textile to induce supercontraction of said plurality of recombinant protein fibers.
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A method of pre-treating a textile, comprising:
- a. providing a textile comprising yarn comprising a plurality of recombinant protein fibers, wherein said textile is in a greige state;
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- b. exposing said textile to a solution comprising water or alcohol, wherein said exposure shrinks the textile, thereby providing a pre-treated textile.
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The method of claim 0, wherein tension is applied to said textile during drying.
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A textile comprising yarn comprising a plurality of recombinant protein fibers, wherein said textile has been supercontracted.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.