Bio-Nylon Fiber Composition for Sustained Plant Active Release

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing nylon fibers fail to effectively synergize plant active components for dispelling wind, relieving pain, and anti-inflammation, with varying stability and loss rates under external factors, and imbalance in main and auxiliary components affecting long-term effectiveness in relieving rheumatic pain.

Innovation Solution

A method for preparing bio-nylon fibers by extracting and processing plant active components from Speranskia tuberculata, Artemisia argyi, and Carthamus tinctorius, incorporating nano-mesoporous silica and perlite, and spinning with nylon 66 to create a functional masterbatch for sustained release of active components.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If plant active components are incorporated into nylon fibers, then functional effects (dispelling wind, relieving pain, anti-inflammation) are improved, but stability and loss rates under external factors worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefunctional effectivenessVSAvoidstability of plant active components
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent embeds plant active components within the nylon fiber structure through multiple processing steps including ultrasonic treatment, heat treatment, and chemical modification. The components are nested inside the fiber matrix, creating a core-shell structure where the nylon matrix protects the plant components while allowing controlled release of functional effects.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite material system combining nylon polymer matrix with plant active components (such as salicylic acid, camphor, menthol). This composite structure integrates the mechanical properties of nylon with the pharmacological activities of plant components, achieving both structural integrity and functional effectiveness while improving stability through the protective polymer matrix.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If multiple plant active components are synergized, then therapeutic effectiveness is improved, but complexity of component processing and integration worsens

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetherapeutic effectivenessVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple plant active components (salicylic acid, camphor, menthol, and other medicinal substances) into a single integrated fiber product. The components are processed together through unified treatment steps including combined ultrasonic extraction, simultaneous heat treatment, and integrated chemical modification, creating a synergistic formulation that achieves therapeutic effectiveness while managing processing complexity through consolidated operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Duration of action of moving object

If plant active components are loaded onto nylon fibers, then functional release is improved, but loss of components under external factors worsens

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveduration of active component releaseVSAvoidloss of plant active components
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of moving objectVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary processing steps before final fiber formation, including pre-extraction of plant components, pre-modification of fiber surfaces, and pre-establishment of binding mechanisms. These preliminary actions ensure that plant active components are properly positioned and secured within the fiber structure before use, preventing loss under subsequent external factors while enabling sustained functional release during the product's service life.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The bio-nylon fibers effectively synergize to provide sustained release of the plant active components, enabling the effective and sustained release of the plant active components on the bio-nylon (e.g., big-bio-nylon) fiber, effectively improving and alleviating corresponding symptoms, and avoiding gastrointestinal tract stimulation.

Implementation Method 1

performing an ultrasonic extraction twice using an ethanol aqueous solution to obtain a first extraction solution of the first component and a second extraction solution of the first component respectively

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectUltrasonic extraction: Ultrasonic Vibration

Implementation Method 2

placing the primary powder into toluene and ultrasonically dispersing evenly

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectUltrasonic dispersion: Ultrasonic Vibration

Implementation Method 3

adding N-(β-aminoethyl)-γ-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane and γ-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane while stirring, and stirring for 30-40 min; increasing the temperature to 80-90°C while stirring, stirring the mixture for 10-12 hours at this temperature

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectChemical bonding: Chemical Bonding

Implementation Method 4

vacuuming until a vacuum degree reaches 0.09-0.095 MPa, maintaining at the vacuum degree of 0.09-0.095 MPa for 30-50 min; restoring to a normal pressure, and raising a temperature to 35-40°C; and stirring the mixture at the temperature of 35-40 °C constantly, filtering the mixture to obtain a solid material, and vacuum drying the solid material to obtain the first active component

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectVacuum drying: Vacuum

Implementation Method 5

adding the second component solution, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, and maltodextrin to deionized water, and ultrasonically emulsifying to obtain a second component emulsion for later use

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectUltrasonic emulsification: Ultrasonic Vibration

Implementation Method 6

adding Arabic gum and guar gum to deionized water, heating to 50-60 °C while stirring evenly, to obtain a coating solution

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeat treatment: Heating

Implementation Method 7

filtering the mixture to obtain a solid material

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFiltration: Filter (physical)

Data Source

PatentEP4567166B1Bio-nylon fiber containing plant active components and preparation method thereof
Publication Date: 2025.12.10 BAICAO FUTURE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY (QINGDAO) CO LTD

AI summary

The present disclosure discloses a method for preparing a bio-nylon fiber including plant active components. The method includes extracting a first component, extracting a second component, preparing a first active component, preparing a second active component, preparing a functional masterbatch, and spinning. Where extracting the first component includes performing an ultrasonic extraction for Speranskia tuberculata. Extracting the second component includes performing an ultrasonic extraction for a mixture of Artemisia argyi, Lygodium japonicum and Carthamus tinctorius. Preparing the first active component includes processing a mixture of nano-mesoporous silica and perlite with N-(β-aminoethyl)-γ-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane and γ-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, and processing the mixture with a sodium mercaptoacetate solution, and then loading the mixture with the first component solution to obtain the first active component. The spinning includes: mixing a first functional masterbatch, a second functional masterbatch and nylon raw material, and spinning to obtain the bio-nylon fiber including the plant active component.