The present invention provides a herbal composition for treating a fabric to make the fabric insect repellent. The present invention further provides a composition for treating a fabric and a method of treating the fabric to make the fabric insect repellent. The invention also provides the various methods of treating different kinds of fabrics along with their dyeing and finishing processes to render the fabric insect repellant. The fabric becomes insect repellant up to 40 washes. The fabric becomes repellent against bed bugs of Cimex species, house dust mites of Dermatophagoides species, ticks of Ixodes species, houseflies or Musca Domestica, mosquitoes or Aedes Aegypti and harvest bugs of Trombidium species. The fabric is selected from the group consisting of a cotton fabric, a regenerated viscose cellulose fabric, a wool fabric, a silk fabric, a polyester fabric and blends thereof.

The invention provides a filter fabric for providing anti pathogenic properties which has been coated with a composition comprising (a) 0.0001-99.9999% by weight of a compound of such as zinc pyrithione and (b) 0.0001-99.9999% by weight of an additional zinc salt selected from the group consisting of zinc acetate, zinc propionate, zinc oxalate, zinc benzoate, zinc gluconate, zinc ascorbate, zinc citrate, zinc lactate, zinc glycolate, zinc maleate, zinc fumarate, zinc polyacrylate and zinc polymaleate. The invention also provides a composition for imparting anti-viral properties to a breathable substrate material comprising two or more zinc salts selected from the group consisting of zinc acetate, zinc propionate, zinc oxalate, zinc benzoate, zinc gluconate, zinc ascorbate, zinc citrate, zinc lactate, zinc glycolate, zinc maleate, zinc fumarate, zinc EDTA, zinc glycinate, zinc polyacrylate, zinc polylactate, zinc polyglycolate and zinc polymaleate said zinc salts being present in effective amounts to impart anti-pathogenic properties.

Provided is a cushion for an aircraft seat including at least one antimicrobially active pad made of at least one plastic material, the pad having at least two antimicrobially active substances contained therein. The antimicrobially active substances do not contain silver or silver ions, and at least one antimicrobially active flame retardant fabric covering side at least one pad.

Provided is a cushion for an aircraft seat including at least one antimicrobially active pad made of at least one plastic material, the pad having at least two antimicrobially active substances contained therein. The antimicrobially active substances do not contain silver or silver ions, and at least one antimicrobially active flame retardant fabric covering side at least one pad.

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.

A wash-durable mask is formed including a textile material, where the textile material is obtained by a process including a first process cycle. The first process cycle includes treating a starting textile material using an exhaust process, where the liquor includes one or more antimicrobial agents selected from a quaternary ammonium organosilane compound, polyglucosamine, polyhexamethylene biguanide, and propiconazole, and subjecting the treated textile to a curing at an ambient temperature of at least 150° C. and of at most 205° C.

A wash-durable mask is formed including a textile material, where the textile material is obtained by a process including a first process cycle. The first process cycle includes treating a starting textile material using an exhaust process, where the liquor includes one or more antimicrobial agents selected from a quaternary ammonium organosilane compound, polyglucosamine, polyhexamethylene biguanide, and propiconazole, and subjecting the treated textile to a curing at an ambient temperature of at least 150° C. and of at most 205° C.

The application of melanin to fabric improves resistance to chemical pass-through, with possible application in protective garments, shelters, and filtration materials.

The application of melanin to fabric improves resistance to chemical pass-through, with possible application in protective garments, shelters, and filtration materials.

A lifting member for an elevator system includes a rope formed from plurality of load carrying fibers extending along a length of the lifting member. The plurality of load carrying fibers including a plurality of aromatic polyester based fibers. A coating layer at least partially encapsulates the rope. An elevator system includes a hoistway, an elevator car disposed in the hoistway and movable therein, and a lifting member operably connected to the elevator car to suspend and/or drive the elevator car along the hoistway. The lifting member includes a rope formed from plurality of load carrying fibers extending along a length of the lifting member. The plurality of load carrying fibers including a plurality of aromatic polyester based fibers. A coating layer at least partially encapsulates the rope.