A process of making a textile material antimicrobial includes a first process cycle including treating the textile material using a liquor application process that includes one or more antimicrobial agents, and subjecting the treated textile material to a heat treatment. The process also includes a second process cycle being performed after the first process cycle and including treating the textile material using a liquor application process that includes one or more antimicrobial agents, and drying the textile material to evaporate water in the textile material and curing the treated textile material after the water in the textile material has been evaporated by the drying.

A process of making a textile material antimicrobial includes treating the textile material using a liquor application process, where two or more antimicrobial agents selected from a quaternary ammonium organosilane compound, propiconazole, and polyhexamethylene biguanide, or two or more antimicrobial agents selected from polyglucosamine, propiconazole, and polyhexamethylene biguanide, or three or more antimicrobial agents selected from a quaternary ammonium organosilane compound, polyglucosamine, propiconazole, and polyhexamethylene biguanide are applied to the textile material. The textile material is dried and cured, where curing is conducted at a curing temperature of at least 150° C. and of at most 205° C.

A process of making a textile material antimicrobial includes treating the textile material using a liquor application process, where two or more antimicrobial agents selected from a quaternary ammonium organosilane compound, propiconazole, and polyhexamethylene biguanide, or two or more antimicrobial agents selected from polyglucosamine, propiconazole, and polyhexamethylene biguanide, or three or more antimicrobial agents selected from a quaternary ammonium organosilane compound, polyglucosamine, propiconazole, and polyhexamethylene biguanide are applied to the textile material. The textile material is dried and cured, where curing is conducted at a curing temperature of at least 150° C. and of at most 205° C.

A process of making a textile material antimicrobial includes treating the textile material using an exhaust process, where the liquor includes a solvent and one or more antimicrobial agents selected from silver cations, a quaternary ammonium organosilane compound, polyglucosamine, propiconazole, and polyhexamethylene biguanide, and where the one or more antimicrobial agents form a homogeneous mixture with the solvent. The process further includes drying the textile material to evaporate water in the textile material and curing the textile material after the water in the textile material has been evaporated by the drying, where curing is conducted at a curing temperature of at least 150° C. and of at most 205° C.

A process of making a textile material antimicrobial includes treating the textile material using an exhaust process, where the liquor includes a solvent and one or more antimicrobial agents selected from silver cations, a quaternary ammonium organosilane compound, polyglucosamine, propiconazole, and polyhexamethylene biguanide, and where the one or more antimicrobial agents form a homogeneous mixture with the solvent. The process further includes drying the textile material to evaporate water in the textile material and curing the textile material after the water in the textile material has been evaporated by the drying, where curing is conducted at a curing temperature of at least 150° C. and of at most 205° C.

A product for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection into a synthetic polymer is disclosed which has a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with a quantity of synthetic polymer chips having C—H bonds. A product for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection into a synthetic polymer prior to forming a synthetic material is also disclosed which has a quantity of synthetic polymer chips and a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with the quantity of the synthetic polymer chips.

A product having ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection has a quantity of synthetic material, a quantity of zinc oxide particles with each particle having a surface, the quantity of zinc oxide particles in the range of 0.05 percent to 0.10 percent, and a quantity of a reactive group for modifying each surface of each zinc oxide particle, the quantity of the reactive group for incorporating the quantity of zinc oxide particles into the quantity of synthetic material prior to the quantity of synthetic material being formed into a fiber.

A product for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection into a synthetic polymer is disclosed which has a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with a quantity of synthetic polymer chips having C—H bonds. A product for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection into a synthetic polymer prior to forming a synthetic material is also disclosed which has a quantity of synthetic polymer chips and a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with the quantity of the synthetic polymer chips.

A product for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection into rayon is disclosed which has a quantity of rayon, a quantity of zinc oxide particles with each particle having a surface, and a quantity of a reactive group for modifying each surface of each zinc oxide particle, the quantity of the reactive group for incorporating the quantity of zinc oxide particles into the quantity of rayon prior to the quantity of rayon being formed into a fiber.

A product for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection into rayon is disclosed which has a quantity of rayon, a quantity of zinc oxide particles with each particle having a surface, and a quantity of a reactive group for modifying each surface of each zinc oxide particle, the quantity of the reactive group for incorporating the quantity of zinc oxide particles into the quantity of rayon prior to the quantity of rayon being formed into a fiber.