Alkali-treated fabrics/fibers/staples with antimicrobial properties
AssigneeAscend Performance Materials Operations LLC
InventorsWai-shing Yung, Rohit Kankaliya, Juan P. Toro
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a process for producing treated AM/AV fibers comprising treating, with an alkali composition, base AM/AV fibers comprising a polymer composition comprising a polymer and an AM/AV compound to form treated AM/AV fibers. The treated AM/AV fibers demonstrate a Klebsiella pneumonia log reduction greater than 1.5, as determined via ISO20743:2013.
Claims20
A process for producing treated AM/AV fibers comprising:
- treating, with an alkali composition, base AM/AV fibers comprising a polymer composition comprising a polymer and an AM/AV compound to form treated AM/AV fibers;
- wherein the treated AM/AV fibers demonstrate a Klebsiella pneumonia log reduction greater than 1.5, as determined via ISO20743:2013.
Treated AM/AV fibers comprising a polymer and an AM/AV compound, wherein the treated AM/AV fibers are alkali-treated with an alkali composition, wherein the AM/AV fibers demonstrate a Klebsiella pneumonia log reduction greater than 1.5, as determined via ISO20743:2013.
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