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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Courtaulds Fibres (Holdings) Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F / ; D01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264182 ; 264211 ;
Abstract
Acrylic fiber with persistent antifungal properties can be prepared by extruding a dope which comprises an acrylic polymer in solution and an antifungal agent through a die into a coagulating bath. The antifungal agent is preferably a neutral organic compound of low solubility in water, for example tolnaftate. The antifungal agent is preferably dispersed in the fiber in the form of fine particles.