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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2000
Kazuo Kuwahara, Wakayama, JP;
Yoshihiro Hasebe, Wakayama, JP;
Akira Akaogi, Wakayama, JP;
Tsuneo Yasumura, Wakayama, JP;
Toshie Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Tachizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Eiji Terada, Tokyo, JP;
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a polymer emulsion which contains polymer particles having an average particle size of not more than 30 &mgr;m and having core-parts and shell-parts; which is composed of chitosan (a) and a polymer (b) of organic acids having a reactive vinyl group or a salt thereof, as constituent component of shell-part, and composed of a polymer (c) of hydrophobic monomers, as constituent component of core-part. Further, the present invention provides a coloring agent particle comprising a polymer particle in the above-mentioned polymer emulsion; and wherein a coloring material (k) is present in the shell-part and/or core-part. Furthermore, the present invention provides a deodorizing fiber wherein a polymer particle in the above-mentioned polymer emulsion is present on the surface of the fiber.