Silk performance apparel and methods of preparing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, silk performance apparel includes textiles, fabrics, consumer products, and other materials that are coated with aqueous solutions of pure silk fibroin-based protein fragments. In some embodiments, coated apparel products exhibit surprisingly improved moisture management properties and increased resistance to microbial growth.

Silk performance apparel and methods of preparing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, silk performance apparel includes textiles, fabrics, consumer products, and other materials that are coated with aqueous solutions of pure silk fibroin-based protein fragments. In some embodiments, coated apparel products exhibit surprisingly improved moisture management properties and increased resistance to microbial growth.

The present invention relates to a coating composition with 10 to 100% by weight of a non-fluorinated compound mixture, which comprises at least one compound b and at least one compound a, c, or d: a) alkali metal salt of poly(meth)acrylic acid, alkali metal salt of poly(meth)acrylic acid copolymer, ammonium compound or amine salt of poly(meth)acrylic acid, ammonium compound or amine salt of poly(meth)acrylic acid copolymer, or mixtures thereof; b) silicone polyether, alkali metal salt of silicone polyether carboxylate, ammonium compound or amine salt of silicone polyether carboxylate, or mixtures thereof; c) salt of hydrolyzed α-olefin/maleic anhydride copolymer, salt of esterified α-olefin/maleic anhydride copolymer, α-olefin/maleic anhydride copolymer amic acid resin or salt thereof, or mixtures thereof; or d) polycarboxylate calcium sequestrants or mixtures thereof. Such coatings exhibit improved soil and stain cleaning performance.

Disclosed is an environmentally friendly method that enables the pre-treatment and dyeing processes applied to cellulosic products used in the production of textile products such as towels, bathrobes to be carried out in a single bath with natural, biological preparations.

The present invention relates to a process for producing an esterquat by a transesterification reaction of a fatty acid oil or a mixture comprising one or more fatty acid oils and one or more fatty acids with a tertiary hydroxy amine and then a quaternization reaction. Esterquats obtained by the method of the invention show beneficial properties in particular when used as active component in fabric softener materials.

A human hair fiber treatment agent for treating human hair fibers separated from the human head and artificially fixed at one part of the longitudinal direction, wherein the human hair fiber treatment agent comprises the following components (A) to (C) in the formulation thereof, and the content of the component (A) is 1% by mass or more: (A): formaldehyde or a hydrate thereof; (B): a melamine derivative represented by the formula (1) wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.3 each represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxymethylamino group, a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, a phenyl group, a linear or branched alkyl group or alkenyl group having 1 or more and 6 or less carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkoxy group or alkenyloxy group having 1 or more and 6 or less carbon atoms; and (C): water.

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Organopolysiloxane copolymers having the formula

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are useful in treating fibrous substances, particularly textile fabrics, to produce a laundering-resistant soft hand.

The present invention relates to novel polypeptides having nuclease activity and the use and methods for preventing or reducing creases of a fabric; a composition comprising such polypeptide. The invention further related to polynucleotide encoding polypeptides having nuclease activity.

Provided is a composition that imparts an excellent flexibility to post-treatment fibers and textiles, provides a water-absorptive fiber surface and provides an excellent durability, and can maintain the water absorbency of the fiber surface even after a laundry treatment. Also provided is a fiber treatment agent that contains said composition as an effective component. The composition contains the following component (A) and component (B) wherein the content ratio on a mass basis represented by component (A)/[component (A)+component (B)] is 0.01-1. Component (A) is an organopolysiloxane represented by general formula (1) or a silane represented by general formula (2), and component (B) is water.

Disclosed is a knitted fabric containing natural fibers and a making method therefor, a liquid ammonia device and a shirt made from the knitted fabric, belonging to the fields of fabrics and clothing. The making method for the knitted fabric containing natural fibers comprises forming yarns containing natural fibers into a knitted fabric by a fabric-knitting method; and performing functional finishing including a liquid ammonia finishing procedure on the knitted fabric. In the liquid ammonia finishing procedure, liquid ammonia impregnation is performed on the knitted fabric at least twice under the condition of mechanical restraint by a guide roller set, thus preventing the knitted fabric from edge curling due to strong shrinkage in the liquid ammonia impregnation process, enabling the knitted fabric to be subjected to sufficient and uniform liquid ammonia impregnation, ensuring the liquid ammonia impregnation effect and controlling the shrinkage rate of the knitted fabric; and through subsequent shaping and finishing procedures, the color stability of the knitted fabric is further improved, the shrinkage rate after washing is reduced, and the crease-resistant performance and resilience performance are improved. The shirt has a low shrinkage rate after washing, good stiffness performance, good resilience performance, color stability, high strength and good crease-resistant performance.