Patent ID: 11856953
Assignee: NANO AND ADVANCED MATERIALS INSTITUTE LIMITED
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  D | IPC A  D

Claim 13:
14. A method of preparing a launderable bactericidal and virucidal fabric comprising:
providing a first solution comprising first and second components at a liquor ratio of approximately 1:4 to 1:40;
wherein the first component comprises a bactericidal and virucidal agent represented by formula (I):, wherein n is 7; R1, R2, and R3 is jointly or independently selected from H or one of the following groups:, wherein R4 is selected from CH3 or H; m is an integer from 2 to 10; p is an integer from 9 to 15; q is an integer from 2 to 10; and
wherein a second component comprises:
one or more crosslinkers; and/or
one or more catalysts;

dip-coating a fabric in the first solution;
drying and/or curing the dip-coated fabric;
wherein at least one of R1, R2 or R3 is selected from group (II), (III), (IV), (V), (VI) or (VII), and wherein treated fabric demonstrates bactericidal and virucidal activity.