WASH RESISTANT SYNTHETIC POLYMER COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING ACTIVE COMPOUNDS
A synthetic polymer composition comprising a blend of a synthetic thermoplastic polymer and a polymer containing a polyether chain as a constituent, wherein the article manufactured from the blend contains an active compound is disclosed. Yarns may be formed from the synthetic polymer blend and then knitted or woven into articles, such as net or fabric. The articles may be treated with active compounds such as a perfume, fabric softener, sunscreen agent, antibacterial agent, pesticide, insecticide and such other compounds that provide functionality on the article. The treated articles of the invention retain more than an effective amount of active compounds even after numerous washings.
1 . A synthetic polymer composition comprising a blend of a thermoplastic polymer and a polymer containing a polyether chain as a constituent, wherein articles prepared from said composition comprise an active compound and wherein said article is wash resistant.
2 . The synthetic polymer composition of claim 1 , wherein said thermoplastic compound is a polyester, polycarbonate, poly(alpha)olefin or polyamide.
3 . The synthetic polymer composition of claim 2 , wherein said thermoplastic compound is polyester.
4 . The synthetic polymer composition of claim 1 , wherein said polymer containing a polyether chain as a constituent is a polyoxyalkylene, or a polyether block copolymer with an amide, ester or urethane
5 . The synthetic polymer composition of claim 4 , wherein said polymer containing a polyether chain as a constituent is a polyether/ester block copolymer.
6 . The synthetic polymer composition of claim 1 , wherein said active compound is a perfume, fabric softener, sunscreen agent, antibacterial agent, pesticide, insecticide or such other compounds that provide functionality.
7 . The synthetic polymer composition of claim 6 , wherein said insecticide is selected from the group consisting of synthetic pyrethroids, carbamate compounds, organophosphorus compounds and their mixtures.
8 . The synthetic polymer composition of claim 1 , wherein said polymer containing a polyether chain as a constituent is in an amount of 0.5 to 15 weight percent of the total composition.
9 . The synthetic polymer composition of claim 1 , wherein said active compound is in an amount of 0.05 to 1 weight percent of the total composition.
10 . A multifilament yarn prepared by melt spinning a synthetic polymer composition comprising a blend of a thermoplastic polymer and a polymer containing a polyether chain as a constituent.
11 . The multifilament yarn of claim 10 , wherein said thermoplastic compound is a polyester, polycarbonate, poly(alpha)olefin or polyamide.
12 . The multifilament yarn of claim 11 , wherein said thermoplastic compound is polyester.
13 . The multifilament yarn of claim 10 , wherein said polymer containing a polyether chain as a constituent is a polyoxyalkylene, or a polyether block copolymer with an amide, ester or urethane
14 . The multifilament yarn of claim 13 , wherein said polymer containing a polyether chain as a constituent is a polyether/ester block copolymer.
15 . A woven or knitted article prepared from the multifilament yarn of claims 10 to 14 .
16 . The article of claim 15 which has been impregnated with an active compound.
17 . The article of claim 16 , wherein said active compound is a perfume, fabric softener, sunscreen agent, antibacterial agent, pesticide, insecticide or such other compounds that provide functionality.
18 . The article of claim 17 , wherein said insecticide is selected from the group consisting of synthetic pyrethroids, carbamate compounds, organophosphorus compounds and their mixtures.
19 . An article of claim 18 , wherein said article comprises: netting, nets, outerwear, bedding, protective clothing, underwear, clothing and tents.
20 . The article of claim 19 , wherein said insecticide comprises more than 0.1 weight % after five wash cycles.
21 . A method for making an article suitable as a carrier for active compounds, comprising:
blending a thermoplastic polymer with a polymer containing a polyether chain as a constituent; forming a plurality of fibers from the blended thermoplastic polymer with a polymer containing a polyether chain as a constituent;
forming an article from the plurality of fibers; and
treating the article with a solution of the active compound,
wherein the treated article comprises more than 0.1 wt. % of active compound after five cycles of washing.
22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the wherein said thermoplastic compound comprises a polyester, a polycarbonate, a poly(alpha)olefin or a polyamide.
23 . The method of claim 21 , wherein said polymer containing a polyether chain as a constituent comprises a polyoxyalkylene, or a polyether block copolymer with an amide, ester or urethane
24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein said polymer containing a polyether chain as a constituent is a polyether/ester block copolymer.
25 . The method of claim 21 , wherein said active compound comprises a perfume, fabric softener, sunscreen agent, antibacterial agent, pesticide, insecticide or such other compounds providing functionality.
26 . The method of claim 25 , wherein said insecticide is selected from the group consisting of synthetic pyrethroids, carbamate compounds, organophosphorus compounds and their mixture.
27 . The method of claim 21 , wherein said polymer containing a polyether chain as a constituent comprises 0.5 to 15 weight percent of the total composition.
28 . The method of claim 21 , wherein said active compound comprises an amount of 0.05 to 3 weight percent of the total composition.