Antibacterial polyamide fiber and method for producing the same
US7074482B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2927
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An antibacterial polyamide filament which comprises a polyamide resin containing 0.1 to 5.0 mass % of fine zinc oxide particles and exhibits a color difference caused by the treatment with an alkaline solution of 2.5 or less; and a method for producing the antibacterial polyamide filament which comprises adjusting the moisture content of a polyamide resin chip to 0.05 to 2.0 mass %, followed by melt spinning. Preferably, the antibacterial polyamide filament has a bacteriostatic activity after 50 washings of 2.2 or more, which filament can be produced by melt-spinning the polyamide resin to melt spinning and solidifying the resin at a position 400 mm or less from the face of a spinning nozzle.
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