Textiles Treated with Composition Inhibiting Sustainability and Growth of Pathogenic Microbes
OwnerGregory G. Judahinventor
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Abstract
A composition, method and textile-containing products that inhibit the sustainability and growth of pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc., by subjecting them to a chemical treatment that deprives them of nutrients and allows them to be washed away while the treating composition remains resident in or bound to the treated textiles and fibers following repeated cycles of washing and use.
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A textile treated in a liquid bath to inhibit the sustainability and growth of pathogenic microbe, the liquid bath having a pH not greater than about 6.5 and comprising:
- a liquid carrier;
- and
- an aqueous treating composition further comprising water, a finely divided, metallic component dispersed in the water, and a miscible polymeric component metal complex dissolved or dispersed in water to create an aqueous solution or suspension;
- wherein the liquid carrier is a buffering agent;
- wherein the polymeric component is a polymer or copolymer selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyesters, polyamides, and mixtures thereof;
- and
- wherein the metallic component is selected from a group of metal-containing compounds comprising titanium, zinc and silver in the form of a water soluble, insoluble or amphoteric powder, filler or salt.
A method for treating yarns, fibers or textiles in a liquid bath to coat and bind to thereby inhibit the sustainability and growth of pathogenic microbes on the yarns, fibers or textiles, the method comprising:
- selecting a yarn, fiber or textile for treating,
- coating, dipping or saturating the yarn, fiber or textile in a composition comprising water, a polymeric component miscible in water, a finely divided metallic component comprising metal particles, powder or ions dissolved or dispersed in water and mixed with a liquid carrier to create an aqueous solution or suspension having a pH not greater than about 6.5;
- wherein the polymeric component is selected from the group consisting of polymer or copolymers comprising polyolefins, polyesters, polyamides and mixtures thereof;
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- wherein the metallic component is selected from a group of metal-containing compounds comprising titanium, zinc or silver in the form of a water soluble, insoluble or amphoteric powder, filler or salt
- and thereafter reducing the moisture content of the treated yarn, fiber or textile to a predetermined acceptable level.
A textile-containing product comprising:
- a washable textile coated or saturated with a composition useful for treating yarns, fibers and textiles and textile-containing products to inhibit the sustainability and growth of pathogenic microbes on the yarn, fiber, textile or textile-containing product, the composition further comprising a polymeric component, a finely divided metal component dissolved or dispersed in water and pre-mixed with the polymeric component, then mixed with a liquid carrier to create an aqueous solution or suspension buffered to have a pH not greater than about 6.5;
- wherein the polymeric component is a polymer or copolymer selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyesters and polyamides;
- and
- wherein the metal is selected from a group of metal-containing compounds comprising titanium, zinc or silver in the form of a water soluble, insoluble or amphoteric powder, filler or salt.
A hospital gown comprising a plurality of spaced-apart, releasable, non-metallic, snap closures disposed at locations enabling the gown to be opened and/or removed to provide ready access to identified areas of the anatomy of a patient as needed to administer medical treatment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.