Patent ID: 7956025
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: D06M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A substrate comprising fibers or textile fabrics, finished with a mixture comprising: (1) microcapsules comprising a membrane and a matrix, said membrane comprising chitosan and said matrix containing an active component having a care effect selected from the group consisting of squalene, chitosan, retinol, caffeine, vegetable proteins, hydrolysis products of vegetable proteins, carotenes and jojoba oils; and (2) a binder selected from the group consisting of polymeric melamine compounds, polymeric glyoxal compounds, polymeric silicone compounds, epichlorohydrin-crosslinked polyamidoamines, polyalkylene glycols, poly(meth)acrylates, polymeric fluorocarbons, and mixtures thereof, wherein the amount of said binder is sufficient to adhere at least a portion of said microcapsules to said fibers or fabric, wherein said microcapsules and said binder are present in the mixture in a ratio by weight of from 75:25 to 25:75, wherein said mixture is applied by pressure application, and wherein said finished fibers or textile fabrics exhibit a care effect from said active component after at least one wear-and-wash cycle.