Patent ID: 7727286

Claim:
A process for preparing a treated woven or knitted durable elastic article comprising the steps of: a) selecting an article which comprises a yarn comprising a monofilament elastic fiber that will recover at least about 50% of its stretched length after the first pull and after the fourth pull to 100% strain and an inelastic fiber; b) exposing said article to a treatment wherein said treatment is selected from the group consisting of: i) exposure to a 10% by weight sodium hypochlorite solution for a period of at least 90 minutes at a temperature of at least 140° F.; and ii) exposure to a 5% by weight permanganate solution for a period of at least 90 minutes at a temperature of at least 140° F.; wherein after step (b), such article exhibits growth of less than 20% as determined according to ASTM D3107, wherein the monofilament elastic fiber comprises crosslinked homogeneously branched ethylene polymer.