Patent ID: 6242573
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: D01F

Abstract:
A method of producing a water-insolubilized regenerated collagen fiber which has been obtained by spinning a regenerated and solubilized collagen into fiber, and treating the regenerated collagen fiber with an insolubilizing agent to lower its water absorption rate, the insolubilizing agent comprising a monofunctional epoxy compound of the formula (I): ##STR3##where R denotes a substituent represented by R.sub.1 --, R.sub.2 --OCH.sub.2 --, R.sub.2 COO--CH.sub.2 --, R.sub.1 denotes a hydrocarbon group having at least two carbon atoms, or CH.sub.2 Cl and each R.sub.2 denotes a hydrocarbon group having at least four carbon atoms.