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AssigneeMitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroaki Ohnishi, Yoshihiro Nishihara, Hiroshi Hosokawa, Seizo Oishi, Masako Iwamoto, Yasuyuki Fujii, Hajime Itoh, Naoto Ohsuga, Gary J. Capone, Charles W. Emerson
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The present invention is directed to chitosan-containing acrylic fibers having a total chitosan content of 0.05 to 2% by weight and an extractable chitosan content of not less than 0.03% by weight to less than the total chitosan content. The antimicrobial activity of the chitosan-containing acrylic fibers of the present invention can persist for a long period of time and is not deteriorated even when subjected to posttreatments, such as dyeing and bleaching of fibers, and treatments in usual service environments of fiber products, such as washing and ironing.
Chitosan-containing acrylic fibers having a total chitosan content of 0.05 to 2% by weight and an extractable chitosan content of not less than 0.03% by weight, a difference between the total chitosan content and extractable chitosan content being from 0.03 to 0.8% by weight, wherein chitosan is dispersed in the fibers in the form of fine particles and an equivalent-circle average diameter of the fine particles in a cross section is from 1 to 100 nm, and wherein an average of a shape factor SF defined, by an equation of the fine particles of chitosan in a cross section of acrylic fibers, is from 100 to 300 and its standard deviation is not more than 150, said equation being SF=ML2×π×100/(4×A) wherein ML represents a maximum length of fine particles of chitosan in a cross section of fibers, and A represents an area of fine particles of chitosan in a cross section of fibers, the chitosan-containing acrylic fibers further having a quaternary ammonium salt content of more than the total chitosan content to not more than 3% by weight.
Chitosan-containing acrylic fibers having a total chitosan content of 0.05 to 2% by weight and an extractable chitosan content of not less than 0.03% by weight to less than the total chitosan content.
Chitosan-containing acrylic fibers having a total chitosan content of 0.05 to 2% by weight, wherein chitosan is dispersed in the fibers in the form of fine particles and an equivalent-circle average diameter of the fine particles in a cross section is from 1 to 100 nm.
Chitosan-containing acrylic fibers having a total chitosan content of 0.05 to 2% by weight and a quaternary ammonium salt content of more than the total chitosan content to not more than 3% by weight.
Chitosan-containing acrylic fibers having a total chitosan content of 0.05 to 2% by weight and an extractable chitosan content of not less than 0.03% by weight, a difference between the total chitosan content and extractable chitosan content being from 0.03 to 0.8% by weight, wherein chitosan is dispersed in the fibers in the form of fine particles and an equivalent-circle average diameter of the fine particles in a cross section is from 1 to 100 nm, and wherein an average of a shape factor SF of the fine particles of chitosan in a cross section of acrylic fibers is from 100 to 300 and its standard deviation is not more than 150, said shape factor SF being defined by the equation:
Chitosan-containing acrylic fibers having a total chitosan content of 0.05 to 2% by weight and an extractable chitosan content of not less than 0.03% by weight, a difference between the total chitosan content and extractable chitosan content being from 0.03 to 0.8% by weight, and a quatemary ammonium salt content of more than the total chitosan content to not more than 3% by weight.
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