Title:
【発明の名称】ポリエステル繊維または物品の表面の酵素を使用する改質
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003527492
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A method is provided for improving the uptake of a cationic compound onto a polyester article starting material, comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a polyesterase enzyme; (b) contacting said polyesterase enzyme with said polyester article starting material under conditions and for a time suitable for said polyesterase to produce surface modification of said polyester article starting material and produce a surface modified polyester; (c) contacting said modified polyester article, subsequently or simultaneously with said step (b) with a cationic compound whereby adherence of said cationic compound to said modified polyester is increased compared to said polyester starting material. Also disclosed is a method for increasing the hydrophilicity of a polyester to improve fabric characteristics such as stain resistance, wettability and/or dyeability.
Inventors:
Kerris, james tee, junior
Paulous, Airou Karan Jay
Yune, Me-Young
Paulous, Airou Karan Jay
Yune, Me-Young
Application Number:
JP2001518493A
Publication Date:
September 16, 2003
Filing Date:
August 02, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Genencor International Inc.
International Classes:
D06M16/00; D06P1/00; D06P3/52; D06P5/22; (IPC1-7): D06M16/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH08302575A | 1996-11-19 |
Foreign References:
| WO1997033001A1 | 1997-09-12 | |||
| WO1997027237A1 | 1997-07-31 | |||
| WO2000034450A1 | 2000-06-15 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto (5 outside)