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Fiber for clothing and production method therefor

US5593779A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1995
Grant dateJan 14, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2965
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fiber for clothing, the fiber having a layer of crosslinked enzyme protein on a surface of a single fiber or a monofilament thereof; and a method for producing the fiber for clothing having the steps of immersing a fiber into a solution containing an enzyme protein to adsorb the enzyme protein onto a surface of a single fiber or a monofilament thereof, and crosslinking the enzyme protein adsorbed on the surface of the single fiber or the monofilament with a crosslinking agent.

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