ANTIBACTERIAL TEXTILE FINISHES

摘要

Bacteriostatic, water-insoluble complexes of zirconyl acetate with inorganic peroxides are disclosed. Peroxides operative in forming these complexes are hydrogen peroxide, alkali metal perborates and alkali metal peroxydiphosphates. The insoluble complexes of the invention are used to form deposits on the surfaces of cellulosic textiles. The textile finishes so produced inhibit the growth and spreading or odor- and infectionproducing gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria on the treated textiles. The antibacterial activity imparted to the textiles is durable to repeated laundering.