Patent ID: 6227258
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: A01N,D06M,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a textile product having predetermined antibacterial properties, comprising the following steps:(a) selecting a fiber containing an antibacterial agent;(b) determining an antibacterial effect of reference for said fiber;(c) determining a volume of antibacterial influence within which the fiber produces an antibacterial effect corresponding to said antibacterial effect of reference; and(d) mixing the fiber with additional components such as to produce a textile product wherein said components are entirely contained within said volume of antibacterial influence;uniformly distributing modified zeolite as said antibacterial agent with the fiber, admixing said additional components of inert fibers with said fiber containing an antibacterial agent to form a composite thread; step (b) is carried out experimentally; and step (c) is carried out using the following equation:DIF/DF=(Pf/50).sup.1/2 +2[CfPf/(100ffK)(Df/DF)].sup.1/2,where DIF is a diameter of a cylinder of antibacterial influence for the thread; DF is a diameter of the thread; Df is a diameter of the fiber containing modified zeolite used as a weft; DIf is a diameter of a cylinder of antibacterial influence for the fiber; Df is a diameter of the fiber; Cf is a concentration of the modified zeolite in the fiber in percent by weight; Pf is a percentage by weight of fiber in the thread; ff is an expansion factor of the fiber in the thread; and K is an empirical coefficient selected to be one if an antibacterial effect equal to the antibacterial effect of reference is desired, greater than one if a bactericidal effect is desired, and less than one if a bacterio-static effect is desired.