Absorbent fabrics, products, and methods
AssigneeMilliken & Company
InventorsRoy P. DeMott, Kimberly C. Gillis, Ernest G. Stringer
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Abstract
A warp-knitted fabric of at least three-bar construction, having multifilament synthetic pile yarns on the technical back which are raised or broken to produce a plush surface and monofilament synthetic ground yarns on the technical face. The fabric and/or yarns being hydrophilic, absorbent, wicking, launderable, cleanable, durable, colorfast, printable, dimensionally stable, anti-pathogenic, and/or the like.
Claims16
A warp knitted fabric of at least three-bar construction, said fabric comprised of multifilament synthetic pile yarns on the technical back which are raised or broken to produce a plush surface, and monofilament synthetic ground yarns in a dimensionally stable stitch pattern on the technical face, wherein at least said technical back of said fabric is hydrophilic, at least a portion of said pile yarns are comprised of microdenier filaments, and at least said technical back of said fabric is chemically treated with a hydrophilic composition to render said plush surface hydrophilic, said hydrophilic composition comprising a high molecular weight ethoxylated polyester, wherein said hydrophilic composition further comprises an anionic surfactant.
A warp knitted fabric of at least three-bar construction, said fabric comprised of multifilament synthetic pile yarns on the technical back which are raised or broken to produce a plush surface, and monofilament synthetic ground yarns in a dimensionally stable stitch pattern on the technical face, wherein at least said technical back of said fabric is hydrophilic, at least a portion of said pile yarns are comprised of microdenier filaments, and at least said technical back of said fabric is chemically treated with a hydrophilic composition to render said plush surface hydrophilic, and wherein at least one of said yarns and fabric are chemically treated with an anionic-ethoxylated sulfonated polyester and a high molecular weight ethoxylated polyester.
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