Antimicrobial fibers

a technology of antimicrobial fibers and fibers, applied in the field of antimicrobial fibers, can solve the problems of deteriorating appearance, plastics are prone to attract, bad odor, etc., and achieve excellent antimicrobial properties excellent antimicrobial properties
US20180080149A1Inactive Publication Date: 2018-03-22MITSUBISHI GAS CHEM CO INC
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Authority / Receiving Office
US Β· United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEM CO INC
Publication Date
2018-03-22
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable Β· inactive patent

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Abstract

The invention provides an antimicrobial fiber which exhibits excellent antimicrobial properties even without the addition of antimicrobial agents and can remain antimicrobial even after repeated washing. The antimicrobial fiber comprises a fiber having on a surface thereof a polyacetal copolymer (X) containing oxyalkylene groups, the molar amount of oxyalkylene groups in the polyacetal copolymer (X) being 0.2 to 5 mol % relative to the total of the molar amount of oxymethylene groups and the molar amount of oxyalkylene groups.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to an antimicrobial fiber having a polyacetal copolymer on its surface. The invention also relates to a nonwoven fabric, a knitted fabric, a woven fabric, a felt and a web which each include the antimicrobial fiber. Further, the invention relates to a filter including the nonwoven fabric, and to a clothing article, a bedding article or an interior article including any one or more selected from the group consisting of the knitted fabrics, the woven fabrics, the felts and the webs.BACKGROUND ART

[0002] Polyacetal is an engineering plastic with excellent mechanical properties, heat resistance, chemical resistance and electrical characteristics, and is widely used in fields such as electric appliances, automobiles, machinery and building materials. Further, polyacetal is easy to fabricate into articles and is used as fibers, nonwoven fabrics and filters (see, for example, Patent Literatures 1 to 3).

[0003] With the social developmen...

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the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
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