Metal-coated fiber
AssigneeFiber Innovation Technology, Inc.
InventorJeffrey S. Dugan
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Abstract
A multicomponent fiber having a metal phobic component and a metal philic component that allows for the selective distribution of metal across the surface of the fiber is disclosed. The inventive multicomponent fibers may be used in fabrics and other products manufactured therefrom for economically imparting at least one of an antistatic quality, antimicrobial and antifungal efficacy, and ultraviolet and/or electromagnetic radiation shielding.
Claims17
A multicomponent fiber having an outer surface and comprising a first fiber component that is metal philic and at least one further fiber component that is metal phobic, wherein the first fiber component comprises about 0.5% to about 85% of the total area of the outer surface of the fiber and the at least one further fiber component comprises the remaining area of the outer surface of the fiber, and wherein the fiber further comprises a metal component coated on the outer surface of the fiber substantially only on the portion of the surface comprising the first fiber component.
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