Anti-microbial products
First Claim
1. A product including one or more component sections of thermoplastic polymer with incorporated anti-microbial additive with efficient sizing, placement and quantity therein and at least one other component acting to afford a primary characteristic of one or more of strength, color, fire retardance, odor suppression or modification, hydrophilic or hydrophobic characteristic promoting or suppressing, texture controlling and ultraviolet resistance to the product, the product as a whole being constructed and arranged to suppress substantially microbial growth and the like (e.g., fungal, mildew or mold activity) therein and/or to impart such suppression action to an environment in which the product is ultimately used.
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Abstract
Fabric and fabric like synthetic plastic or agricultural derived products and sheet products of diverse thickness (ranging from high thickness rigid products to flexible films) are made as multi-component systems (e.g. a core-sheath fiber) with a carrier portion adapted to a first function (e.g. a high strength core) and a secondary portion (e.g. the sheath) carrying anti-microbial particles in an effective amount of high accessibility. An alternative is a blend of response fibers (e.g. (1) anti-microbial particles in a first plastic fiber blended with a second natural fiber and coated for bonding, (2) blends of diverse plastic fibers. The products can be fabrics of indefinite length or form of coherent products.
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- 1. A product including one or more component sections of thermoplastic polymer with incorporated anti-microbial additive with efficient sizing, placement and quantity therein and at least one other component acting to afford a primary characteristic of one or more of strength, color, fire retardance, odor suppression or modification, hydrophilic or hydrophobic characteristic promoting or suppressing, texture controlling and ultraviolet resistance to the product, the product as a whole being constructed and arranged to suppress substantially microbial growth and the like (e.g., fungal, mildew or mold activity) therein and/or to impart such suppression action to an environment in which the product is ultimately used.
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