Composite textile article including a biopolymer layer

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composite textile article which includes at least one textile, a biopolymer layer on the textile and a textile softening agent on at least part of the biopolymer layer. The textile article may be a fiber, a yarn, a fabric or a garment. The textile softening agent may be macro-silicone, semi-micro silicone, micro-silicone or nano-silicone. The biopolymer layer may comprise a sugar-based biopolymer, an amino acid-based biopolymer, or a mixture thereof. The composite textile article may be an elastic woven fabric or denim garment.

1 . A composite textile article comprising:
 at least one textile;   a biopolymer layer on said textile; and   a textile softening agent on at least part of said biopolymer layer.   
     
     
         2 . The composite textile article as in  claim 1 , wherein said textile softening agent comprises macro-silicone, semi-micro silicone, micro-silicone or nano-silicone. 
     
     
         3 . The composite textile article according to  claim 1 , wherein said textile softening agent comprises a micro-silicone softening agent. 
     
     
         4 . The composite textile article according to  claim 3 , wherein said micro-silicone softening agent has a particle size from 10 nm to 40 nm. 
     
     
         5 . The composite textile article according to  claim 1 , wherein said textile softening agent comprises a macro-silicone softening agent. 
     
     
         6 . The composite textile article according to  claim 1 , wherein said composite textile article comprises a fiber, a yarn, a fabric or a garment. 
     
     
         7 . The composite textile article according to  claim 1 , wherein said composite textile article comprises a fabric and said fabric has a weight in the range of from 50 g/m2 to 1000 g/m2, according to ASTM D 3776. 
     
     
         8 . The composite textile article according to  claim 1 , wherein said composite textile article is an elastic stretchable composite textile article. 
     
     
         9 . The composite textile article according to  claim 6 , wherein said composite textile article is an elastic stretchable composite textile article. 
     
     
         10 . The composite textile article according to  claim 8 , wherein said elastic stretchable composite textile article is an elastic stretchable composite fabric, said elastic stretchable composite fabric stretchable up to 25% according to ASTM D3107. 
     
     
         11 . The composite textile article according to  claim 1 , wherein said composite textile article includes a dye. 
     
     
         12 . The composite textile article according to  claim 1 , wherein said biopolymer is a sugar-based biopolymer, an amino acid-based biopolymer, or a mixture thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The composite textile article according to  claim 1 , wherein said biopolymer is bacterial cellulose. 
     
     
         14 . The composite textile article according to  claim 1 , wherein said biopolymer is a sugar-based biopolymer comprising a microbial cellulose. 
     
     
         15 . The composite textile article according to  claim 1 , wherein said composite textile article comprises an elastic textile, said elastic textile comprising a woven fabric or a denim fabric. 
     
     
         16 . The composite textile article according to  claim 1 , wherein at least part of said biopolymer layer is dyed. 
     
     
         17 . The composite textile article according to  claim 1 , wherein said textile article comprises a yarn having a linear density ranging from 60 dtex to 2000 dtex. 
     
     
         18 . A composite textile article comprising:
 a textile article comprising a fabric or a garment;   a biopolymer layer on said textile article, said biopolymer layer comprising a sugar-based biopolymer, an amino acid-based biopolymer, or a mixture thereof; and   a textile softening agent on at least part of said biopolymer layer, said textile softening agent comprising macro-silicone, semi-micro silicone, micro-silicone or nano-silicone.   
     
     
         19 . The composite textile article according to  claim 18 , wherein said fabric or garment is an elastic stretchable composite textile article. 
     
     
         20 . The composite textile article according to  claim 19 , wherein said fabric or garment comprises a dyed woven fabric or a dyed denim fabric.