JPH1160424A - Antimicrobial cotton product - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an antimicrobial cotton product capable of suppressing occurrence and breeding of mold and bacteria without contaminating environment. SOLUTION: This towel having high antimicrobial property can be provided by dispersing or dissolving Ganoderma lucidum extract powder extracted from natural Ganoderma lucidum into room-temperature water or warm water in a concentration of 1-10% and spaying or impregnating the dispersion or solution into towel made of cotton and drying the treated towel.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an antibacterial cotton product, such as a towel, which can suppress the occurrence and reproduction of mold and fungi without polluting the environment.

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2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various antibacterial fiber products have been offered to the market. In these antibacterial fiber products, a chemical agent that suppresses or kills the generation and propagation of mold and fungi is used as an antibacterial agent (sterilizing agent). Zeomic and the like are available as inorganic chemicals, and Biosil and the like are available as organic chemicals.

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However, many of the above-mentioned chemicals are not only toxic to mold and fungi, but also have a considerable adverse effect on the human body. Therefore, antibacterial fiber products treated with a large amount of chemicals,
Demonstrates high antibacterial properties against mold and fungi, but also removes stains from the tongue and teeth, etc. There is a risk that the human body will be adversely affected. Therefore, antibacterial fiber products treated with at least a small amount of chemicals that do not affect the human body are not likely to adversely affect the human body,
Low antibacterial properties against mold and bacteria. As described above, antibacterial fiber products using conventional chemicals as an antibacterial agent have a problem in that it is difficult to balance the effect on the human body with the antibacterial property against mold and fungi.

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DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and is intended to use a reishi extract powder extracted from natural ganoderma (Ganoderma Iucidum ganoderma fruit body; hereinafter referred to as "reishi") at room temperature or hot water. The present invention relates to an antibacterial cotton product which is dispersed or dissolved in 1 to 10% and spray-dried or impregnated and dried on a cotton material.

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BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The ganoderma extract powder used in the present invention is obtained by washing and drying ganoderma with hot water or water, steaming it with steam, wrapping it in a fine cloth and squeezing out the extract, and further drying it. This extract powder is now marketed as a health food. That is, this reishi extract powder has various effective pharmacological activities and physiological activities, in addition to being toxic like chemicals used as conventional antibacterial agents.

The above Reishi extract powder is dispersed or dissolved in room temperature water or hot water. At that time, the reishi extract powder is added so as to be 1 to 10% with respect to the total amount.
If it is less than 1%, the antibacterial effect is not sufficient or the quality varies. Even if it is more than 10%, there is no adverse effect on the human body, but the brown and ocher colors of Reishi will only be darkened and there will be no further improvement in the antibacterial effect, and it will be economically useless. . The reishi extract does not completely dissolve in water, and a part of the extract floats on the liquid surface, but there is no particular problem if cotton products such as towels are treated with sufficient stirring. .

For example, in order to treat a 100% cotton towel with the above-mentioned treating solution, the treating solution is sprayed on the towel, or the fiber material is immersed in the treating solution for 2 seconds to 30 minutes, and -20 to 16 minutes.
What is necessary is just to dry suitably in the range of 0 degreeC. The treatment liquid can be used repeatedly.However, since the treatment liquid is composed of the reishi extract powder and water as described above, the treatment liquid is harmless to the human body and plants, and even when disposed of in water and sewage systems. Does not adversely affect purified bacteria in wastewater.

[0008] The antibacterial cotton towel thus produced has a high antibacterial property against mold and bacteria without adversely affecting the human body.

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Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

EXAMPLE A processing solution was prepared by dissolving 10 g of Ganoderma Extract Powder (manufactured by Gotake Reishi Co., Ltd.) in 990 cc of room temperature water, and 65 g of 100% cotton towel was impregnated with the solution for about 5 minutes. And dried to obtain an antibacterial towel.

Test of antibacterial effect of antibacterial towel The antibacterial towel prepared as described above was subjected to a processing shake test method of a test evaluation test of antibacterial and deodorized processed products by the Japan Chemical Fiber Inspection Association (test bacteria: Klebsiella pneumoniae)
pneumoniae ATCC 4352, shaking conditions: list action
The sterilization rate was measured at 330 rpm × 1 hour, test piece mass: 0.75 g). The results are shown in Table 1. In addition, the measurement results of the unprocessed product are also described.

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[Table 1]

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As described above, the antibacterial cotton product of the present invention has a high antibacterial property and generates fungi and fungi because it uses a reishi extract powder extracted from natural reishi as a raw material for processing. In addition, it suppresses breeding and harms the human body like conventional chemicals, but rather has a positive effect due to the pharmacological activity of the Reishi powder.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An antibacterial property wherein a Ganoderma lucidum extract powder extracted from natural Ganoderma lucidum is dispersed or dissolved in 1% to 10% of room temperature water or hot water, and this is spray-dried or impregnated and dried on a cotton material. Cotton products.