Technical Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a production method of an antimicrobial, antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungicidal fabric and a fabric and medical mask produced by this method, and silver ion nanoparticle technology is used and fabric production is carried out by adding an organic polymer, chitin, in the method developed by the invention.

State of the Art of the Invention (Prior Art)

Nonwoven and meltblown (a traditional fabric with a kind of filtering produced with micro- and nanofibers in which a polymer melt is extruded from small nozzles surrounded by highspeed blowing gas) masks are made of polypropylene material and produced with a melt blowing system in the known art. Polypropylene, which is the main substance of the mask fabric, is a thermoplastic polymer and is obtained by polymerizing monomer propylene. The molecular formulation of polypropylene is (C3H6) _n .

Nonwoven and meltblown fabrics do not have a destructive property against bacteria, viruses, and microorganisms in their structural form. Today, the said masks must have properties that increase the immunity to bacteria, viruses, and microorganisms in order to increase the immunity of living things to bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms with the increase in the use of masks.

A mask that prevents the inhalation of foreign substances suspended in the air without using an expensive material is described in the patent document numbered US20050172968A1 in the literature. The mask is made of a nonwoven or nonwoven fabric and comprises a layer impregnated with a liquid. The liquid content contains odor eliminating, antiviral, and antimicrobial substances. Another patent document in the literature, EP2462992B1, describes an antimicrobial and antiviral mask. The mask disclosed in the said invention consists of multiple fiber layers and a first layer comprises antimicrobial and antiviral agents. Silver, copper, and zinc ions can be used as antimicrobial and antiviral agents.

Antiviral and antimicrobial masks are mentioned in the documents in the literature; however, it cannot be ensured that antimicrobial and antiviral properties effectively stand out in the use of masks. Therefore, there is a need for a mask that is effectively enhanced in terms of antiviral, antimicrobial, antibacterial, as well as antifungal effects and that strengthens the immunity of the human body, especially in recent years when the use of masks has increased.

Brief Description and Objectives of the Invention

The present invention relates to a production method of an antimicrobial, antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungicidal fabric that meets the abovementioned needs, eliminates all the disadvantages and provides some additional advantages, and a fabric produced by this method and a medical mask produced from this fabric, and silver ion nanoparticle technology is used in the method developed by the invention and the fabric is provided to have the said features by adding the chitin as a biopolymer. In addition, a new multivitamin formulation is injected into the mask to strengthen the immune system by taking the vitamins and minerals required for the human body. A medical mask is obtained from the fabric after obtaining the fabric itself.

The primary object of the invention is to provide antimicrobial, antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungicidal properties with the help of nanotechnology in order to make nonwoven and meltblown medical fabrics resistant to viruses, bacteria, fungi, and germs.

The object of the invention is to bring the silver ion and chitin in liquid form to a solid fiber form by electro styling method, unlike the production methods in the previous art.

Another object of the invention is to inject a new multivitamin formulation into the mask to strengthen the immune system by taking the vitamins and minerals required for the human body. Silver has antiviral, antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antifungal properties and is a natural substance used in the fight against germs, bacteria, and viruses. The electrolysis process is used to obtain the silver ion in the known art. The smaller the silver consists of nanoparticles in the molecular structure, the more effective it can be against bacteria, viruses, and microbes. Chitin, an organic biopolymer, has various uses in medicine, including artificial organ production, cancer treatment, and treatment of lung diseases. It has a strong restorative effect on wound treatments and organ damage, especially because it is a very strong antifungal.

Detailed Description of the Invention

This detailed description describes a production method of an antimicrobial, antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungicidal fabric developed by the invention, the emulsion used in the production method, and the mask developed by the said method.

Production method of antimicrobial, antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungicidal medical mask fabric comprises the following steps:

1. Preparation of the nanoparticle-sized emulsion used in fabric production

2. Fabric production

3. Giving the fabric antiviral, antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antifungal properties and preferably;

4. Multivitamin supplementation to fabric

The detailed descriptions of the said steps and the application methods are described below.

1. Preparation of the nanoparticle-sized emulsion used in fabric production

Nano particle-sized emulsion used in fabric production comprises the following: Chitin + Boron + Silver Ion Nanoparticles + Sodium Nitrate

The formulation of the said emulsion is Ag+C56+H103+Ng039. Nanoparticle-sized particles are obtained by combining the chitin with Borile as a binder when preparing the emulsion. The nanoparticles obtained are preferably silver ion nanoparticles obtained by blasting 99.8% pure silver in distilled water at high pressure and 38 degrees with a 75-watt laser. A single nanoparticle is formed by combining Chitin + Boron + Silver Ion Nanoparticles + Sodium nitrate by applying a fusion process to Chitin + Boron + Silver Ion Nanoparticles + Sodium nitrate through a fusion concentrator. The addition of sodium nitrate ensures that the binding effect of Boron is activated. Thus, the chitin allows to obtain a single nanoparticle by coating the silver ions with its binding effect.

2. Fabric production

In the production step of the fabric, Chitin + Boron + Silver Ion Nanoparticles + Sodium Nitrate is brought to the monomer propylene density (1.74 kg/m3) using the electro styling method. The density level in question is an ideal fabric density level and it is ensured that the product is produced in the desired weight. Biopolymer nanoparticles and propylene are combined to adapt to the combination of the formulation and the polymer structure change. The propylene raw material, which is bonded with the absorbing property of chitin, is now ready to be combined with the main formulation (nonwoven and meltblown standard production process). A fabric is made from (Polypropylene + Chitin) + Boron + Silver ion nanoparticles + Sodium Nitrate formulation through a melt blowing system. Liquid form is changed to solid form with high electrical current by giving an electrical current of 9000 watts to the formulation in liquid form by electro styling method to bring the formulation from liquid form to solid form in this step. The formulation in solid form is transformed into a nonwoven and meltblown fabric with a rotating cylinder system.

3. Giving the fabric antiviral, antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antifungal properties

The formulation obtained in the first step is injected in liquid form on the obtained fabric by means of a spraying machine in the step of giving the fabric antiviral, antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. The surface of the fabric is preferably covered with 99.6% formulation due to the adhesion property of the chitin thanks to the application of the injection process.

4. Multivitamin supplementation to fabric

A multivitamin supplemented fabric is produced in addition to its antiviral, antibacterial, antimicrobial, and antifungal properties in a preferred embodiment of the invention. The fabric is coated with nanoparticle-sized, breathable vitamins and minerals to add the vitamins, and minerals required by the body to the fabric in the production method of multivitamin supplemented fabric. The multivitamins contained in the mask produced from the obtained fabric enter the body through the mouth and nose, providing a protective and healing effect on the lung, liver, and cell wall.

In this step, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the multivitamin formulation comprises the following formulation in a multivitamin coating method:

Quercetin + Vitamin B12 + Zinc Mineral + Chitin

98% pure Quercetin is blasted with Chitin in the fusion machine and these are combined in nanoparticle size in this step. B12 + Zinc Mineral is also subjected to the same processes and blasted in the fusion machine and combined with Chitin. The two formulas obtained from this combination are stirred in the centrifuge machine for 10 minutes. Quercetin, B12, and Zinc, which are coated with the binding and absorbing properties of Chitin, are now ready to cover the surface of the nonwoven and meltblown fabric as filament. The fabrics taken into the injection spraying machine are injected into the fabric by the spraying method with the multivitamin formulation prepared. The coated fabric is made ready to dissolve by applying 50 degree UVC light to activate during use and to dissolve at minimum 36 degrees. Quarcetin, B12, and Zinc minerals coated with 36 degrees Chitin are dissolved and allows the vitamin and mineral supplements required by the body to be taken when the mask produced from the fabric in question is used. Multivitamins that dissolve in the body for 12 hours ensure that the immune system is constantly active, considering that germs and viruses make the body sick during the day when our immunity is the lowest. A medical mask is also produced by the method developed by the invention.