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US 5,914,443 AGranted
Enzymatic stone-wash of denim using xyloglucan/xyloglucanase
AssigneeNovo Nordisk A/S
InventorLisbeth Kalum
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Abstract
A new method of manufacturing a fabric or a garment with a stone-washed or worn look, the method comprising coating the yarn or fabric or garment with a polymer, e.g. a xyloglucan, prior to dyeing and afterwards creating the abraded or worn look by enzymatic degradation of said polymer, e.g. by using a xyloglucanase.
Claims31
A method of providing a yarn, fabric, or garment with a stone-washed or worn look, said method comprising:
- (a) dyeing the yarn, fabric, or garment;
- and
- (b) treating the dyed yarn, fabric, or garment with an effective amount for producing a stone-washed or worn look of an enzyme, wherein said enzyme is a family 12 xyloglucan hydrolyzing endoglucanase obtained from Aspergillus aculeatus.
A method of providing a yarn, fabric, or garment with a stone-washed or worn look, said method comprising:
- (a) coating the yarn, fabric, or garment with a xyloglucan polymer;
- (b) dyeing the coated yarn, fabric, or garment;
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- (c) treating the dyed yarn, fabric, or garment with an effective amount for producing a stone-washed or worn look of an enzyme having xyloglucanase activity.
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