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Antimicrobial fabrics having improved susceptibility to discoloration and process for production thereof

Assignee: Toyobo Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-01-25
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Granted: 1985-03-12
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Expires: 2004-01-25
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Abstract

Abstract Antimicrobial fabrics having improved susceptibility to discoloration, which comprises a fabric treated with a quaternary ammonium base-containing organosilicone, wherein the quaternary ammonium cation contained in the organosilicone is at least partially sealed with an anionic surfactant, and a method for the production thereof. The antimicrobial fabrics of the present invention have excellent resistance to discoloration such as lowering of whiteness and yellowing with excellent durability of the antimicrobial activities.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kazuo Yasuda
  • 👤 Kyo Funabashi
  • 👤 Akiyoshi Chiyoda

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06M; D06M16/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/907; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2525

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 199 words
An antimicrobial fabric having improved susceptibility to discoloration, which comprises a fabric treated with a quaternary ammonium base-containing organosilicone, wherein the quaternary ammonium cation contained in the organosilicone is at least partially sealed with an anionic surfactant, said organosilicone being selected from the group consisting of diorganopolysiloxane having siloxane unit containing a quaternary ammonium base which is obtained by converting a tertiary nitrogen-containing group into the corresponding quaternary ammonium group and organosilicone of the following formula: (R).sub.3 Si--R'--N.sup.+ (R").sub.n (R"').sub.3-n X.sup.- wherein R is an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, an alkanoyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, hydroxy, or an alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, provided that at least two of the R groups are other than hydroxy and alkyl group; R' is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or an oxygen- and/or nitrogen-containing divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R"' is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7 to 10 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 1 to 3; X is an anion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 199 words
An antimicrobial fabric having improved susceptibility to discoloration, which comprises a fabric treated with a quaternary ammonium base-containing organosilicone, wherein the quaternary ammonium cation contained in the organosilicone is at least partially sealed with an anionic surfactant, said organosilicone being selected from the group consisting of diorganopolysiloxane having siloxane unit containing a quaternary ammonium base which is obtained by converting a tertiary nitrogen-containing group into the corresponding quaternary ammonium group and organosilicone of the following formula: (R).sub.3 Si--R'--N.sup.+ (R").sub.n (R"').sub.3-n X.sup.- wherein R is an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, an alkanoyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, hydroxy, or an alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, provided that at least two of the R groups are other than hydroxy and alkyl group; R' is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or an oxygen- and/or nitrogen-containing divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R"' is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7 to 10 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 1 to 3; X is an anion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 152 words
The antimicrobial fabric according to claim 1, wherein the organosilicone compound is an organosilicone of the following formula: (R).sub.3 Si--R'--N.sup.+ (R").sub.n (R"').sub.3-n X.sup.- wherein R is an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, an alkanoyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, hydroxy, or an alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, provided that at least two of the R groups are other than hydroxy and alkyl group; R' is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or an oxygen- and/or nitrogen-containing divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R" is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R"' is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7 to 10 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 1 to 3; X is an anion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
The antimicrobial fabric according to claim 2, wherein the organosilicone compound is a compound of the formula: ##STR12## wherein n is an integer of 16 to 20.
Claim 5
Independent Claim 203 words
A method for producing an antimicrobial fabric having improved susceptibility to discoloration, which comprises treating a fabric with a quaternary ammonium base-containing organosilicone, and then treating with an anionic surfactant, said organosilicone being selected from the group consisting of diorganopolysiloxane having siloxane unit containing a quaternary ammonium base which is obtained by converting a tertiary nitrogen-containing group into the corresponding quaternary ammonium group and organosilicone of the following formula: (R).sub.3 Si--R'--N.sup.+ (R").sub.n (R"').sub.3-n X.sup.- wherein R is an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, an alkanoyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, hydroxy, or an alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, provided that at least two of the R groups are other than hydroxy and alkyl group; R' is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or an oxygen- and/or nitrogen-containing divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R" is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R"' is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7 to 10 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 1 to 3; X is an anion.
Claim 6
Independent Claim 203 words
A method for producing an antimicrobial fabric having improved susceptibility to discoloration, which comprises treating a fabric with a quaternary ammonium base-containing organosilicone, and then treating with an anionic surfactant, said organosilicone being selected from the group consisting of diorganopolysiloxane having siloxane unit containing a quaternary ammonium base which is obtained by converting a tertiary nitrogen-containing group into the corresponding quaternary ammonium group and organosilicone of the following formula: (R).sub.3 Si--R'--N.sup.+ (R").sub.n (R"').sub.3-n X.sup.- wherein R is an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, an alkanoyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, hydroxy, or an alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, provided that at least two of the R groups are other than hydroxy and alkyl group; R' is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or an oxygen- and/or nitrogen-containing divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R" is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R"' is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7 to 10 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 1 to 3; X is an anion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 151 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein the organosilicone compound is an organosilicone of the following formula: (R).sub.3 Si--R'--N.sup.+ (R").sub.n (R"').sub.3-n X.sup.- wherein R is an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, an alkanoyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, hydroxy, or an alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, provided that at least two of the R groups are other than hydroxy and alkyl group; R' is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or an oxygen- and/or nitrogen-containing divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R" is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R"' is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7 to 10 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 1 to 3; X is an anion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 26 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the organosilicone compound is a compound of the formula: ##STR13## wherein n is an integer of 16 to 20.

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