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.

The present invention relates to a process for coating fibers containing polar moieties with an adduct between a sp.sup.2 hybridized carbon allotrope and a pyrrole derivative, and the coated fibers thus obtained. The present invention further relates to composite materials comprising said coated fibers and the process for the production thereof.

The present invention relates to a process for coating fibers containing polar moieties with an adduct between a sp.sup.2 hybridized carbon allotrope and a pyrrole derivative, and the coated fibers thus obtained. The present invention further relates to composite materials comprising said coated fibers and the process for the production thereof.

Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods for capturing toxic pollutants, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure are related to a pollutant-absorbing material that includes an absorbent compound, such as sodium copper chlorophyllin, capable of binding to and capturing a toxic pollutant, and methods of making and using the material for the capture of toxic pollutants. The pollutant-absorbing material can be incorporated into an article worn by a person, such as a shirt or a facemask.

The present invention is directed to a substrate, in particular textile material to which one or more antimicrobial and/or hydrophilic and/or stain release agents are adhered. The agent(s) is/are adhered to the substrate in such a manner that they are not released from the textile even if the textile is wetted or washed, so that the textile is reusable. Washability and/or usability of the textile are improved where one or more hydrophilic and/or stain release agents are adhered to the textile. The substrate can be used, e.g., in a reusable sanitary napkin or other hygiene product. The structure of the hygiene product is disclosed, together with a process of attaching the different layers of the hygiene product together by ultrasonic welding. The invention further relates to a method of finishing a substrate by applying and binding antimicrobial and/or hydrophilic and/or stain release agents to the substrate so that the agents are essentially irreversibly adhered to the finished substrate.

An antibacterial antifungal fiber structure is provided, which comprises a polyester mixed fiber structure, and an antibacterial antifungal agent (A) and an antibacterial antifungal agent fixation aid (B) contained in the polyester mixed fiber structure, wherein the antibacterial antifungal agent (A) comprises a pyridine antibacterial antifungal agent, wherein the antibacterial antifungal agent fixation aid (B) comprises at least one compound selected from a first group (b1) comprising a surfactant, a second group (b2) comprising an organic solvent, and a third group (b3) comprising an aromatic compound and a urea compound. The antibacterial antifungal fiber structure is excellent in antibacterial and antifungal properties because the antibacterial antifungal agent (A) is fixed together with the antibacterial antifungal agent fixation aid (B) in fibers of the polyester mixed fiber structure.

A rubber-reinforcing cord (30) according to the present invention includes: a reinforcing fiber or reinforcing fiber bundle (21); a first coating (22) provided to cover the reinforcing fiber or reinforcing fiber bundle (21); and a second coating (31) provided to cover the first coating (22) and be located at the outer surface of the rubber-reinforcing cord (30). The first coating (22) includes: first rubber including nitrile-based rubber as a main component; and a first crosslinking agent. The second coating (31) is a coating different from the first coating (22) and includes: second rubber consisting essentially of nitrile-based rubber; and a second crosslinking agent. The nitrile-based rubber is at least one selected from nitrile rubber, hydrogenated nitrile rubber, carboxylated nitrile rubber, and carboxylated hydrogenated nitrile rubber.

A rubber-reinforcing cord (30) according to the present invention includes: a reinforcing fiber or reinforcing fiber bundle (21); a first coating (22) provided to cover the reinforcing fiber or reinforcing fiber bundle (21); and a second coating (31) provided to cover the first coating (22) and be located at the outer surface of the rubber-reinforcing cord (30). The first coating (22) includes: first rubber including nitrile-based rubber as a main component; and a first crosslinking agent. The second coating (31) is a coating different from the first coating (22) and includes: second rubber consisting essentially of nitrile-based rubber; and a second crosslinking agent. The nitrile-based rubber is at least one selected from nitrile rubber, hydrogenated nitrile rubber, carboxylated nitrile rubber, and carboxylated hydrogenated nitrile rubber.

Described is method for the sanitizing treatment of a textile product comprising a step of providing a textile product, a step of washing said textile product and a subsequent sanitizing treatment step, said sanitizing treatment step comprising the application on said textile product of a mixture based on methylisothiazolinone (MIT) and methylchloroisothiazolinone (CIT) and water.

An article may include a material having a surface containing at least one zinc oxide and/or salt, and at least one antioxidant. A method of using a mixture including at least one zinc oxide and/or salt, and at least one antioxidant, as bacteriostatic agent may include: applying the mixture to a surface of an article.