Deodorant fabric

Abstract

A fabric contains a polyester fiber and a polyurethane elastic yarn that are excellent in deodorant function of sweat odor and the distinctive body odor of the elderly. The fabric is a combined fabric including a polyurethane elastic yarn and a cationic dyeable polyester fiber where a deodorant ratio of ammonia gas measured according to the detector tube method defined by Japan Textile Evaluation Technology Council for 0.15 g of polyurethane elastic yarn is greater than or equal to 40% both after washing 0 times and 10 times, also a mixing ratio of the polyurethane elastic yarn is from 5 wt. % to 30 wt. %, and a mass of 10 cm×10 cm is greater than or equal to 1 g.

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         5 . A fabric comprising a polyurethane elastic yarn and a cationic dyeable polyester fiber where a mass of 10 cm×10 cm is greater than or equal to 1 g, wherein the polyurethane elastic yarn has a deodorant ratio of ammonia gas measured according to the detector tube method defined by Japan Textile Evaluation Technology Council for 0.15 g of polyurethane elastic yarn is greater than or equal to 40% both after washing 0 times and 10 times, and a mixing ratio of the polyurethane elastic yarn is 5 to 30 wt. %. 
     
     
         6 . The fabric according to  claim 5 , wherein a mixing ratio within the fabric of the cationic dyeable polyester fiber is greater than or equal to 40 wt. %. 
     
     
         7 . The fabric according to  claim 5  is stained by the cationic dye. 
     
     
         8 . The fabric according to  claim 5 , wherein the polyurethane elastic yarn contains an inorganic deodorant in a range from 0.5 wt. % to 10 wt. %. 
     
     
         9 . The fabric according to  claim 6  is stained by the cationic dye. 
     
     
         10 . The fabric according to  claim 6 , wherein the polyurethane elastic yarn contains an inorganic deodorant in a range from 0.5 wt. % to 10 wt. %. 
     
     
         11 . The fabric according to  claim 7 , wherein the polyurethane elastic yarn contains an inorganic deodorant in a range from 0.5 wt. % to 10 wt. %.