The present invention relates to methods and compositions for removing excess dye from dyed and/or printed materials, such as, textile materials dyed with disperse dyes, by treating a dyed or printed material with an esterase. The improvements resulting form the present invention include, for example, improvements in the washfastness, the wetfastness, the crockfastness, sublimation, and/or the quality of the color, such as, brightness, of dyed and/or printed materials. The present invention also relates to methods for printing or dyeing a material by dyeing or printing the material with a combination of a dye that is affected by esterase treatment and a dye that is not affected by esterase treatment, and after dyeing or printing the material, discharging residual dye by treating the material with an esterase.
Caroline Shi - Allston MA, US Sonja Salmon - Raleigh NC, US Hui Xu - Wake Forest NC, US
Assignee:
Novozymes North America, Inc. - Franklinton NC
International Classification:
D06P001/12 D06P005/00
US Classification:
8401, 8485, 8137, 8921, 8922, 8924, 8926, 8927
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for removing excess dye from dyed and/or printed materials, such as, textile materials dyed with disperse dyes, by treating a dyed or printed material with an esterase. The improvements resulting form the present invention include, for example, improvements in the washfastness, the wetfastness, the crockfastness, sublimation, and/or the quality of the color, such as, brightness, of dyed and/or printed materials. The present invention also relates to methods for printing or dyeing a material by dyeing or printing the material with a combination of a dye that is affected by esterase treatment and a dye that is not affected by esterase treatment, and after dyeing or printing the material, discharging residual dye by treating the material with an esterase.
Membrane Electrode Assembly And Method For Fabricating Same
Membrane electrode assembly and method for fabricating the same. In one embodiment, the method may involve providing an anion exchange membrane and then applying catalyst coatings to opposing surfaces of the anion exchange membrane, whereby a membrane electrode assembly may be formed. Next, the membrane electrode assembly may be subjected to a two-part treatment process. In a first part of the process, the membrane electrode assembly may be swelled, at room temperature, by exposure to an aqueous ethanol solution vapor while being retained under tension in a frame. The aqueous ethanol solution vapor may be, for example, 80:20 by volume ethanol and water. In a second part of the process, the swollen membrane electrode assembly may be removed from the frame and then pressed, at room temperature, between two plates. A layer of rubber and a layer polytetrafluoroethylene may be placed between each plate and the swollen membrane electrolyte assembly.
The present application relates to use of transglutaminases to treat various products, including medical devices such as tissue grafts, tissue matrices or other tissue-derived materials, and synthetics. The transglutaminases can be applied to the medical devices to provide advantages such as adhesion resistance or abrasion resistance.
The present application relates to use of transglutaminases to treat various products, including medical devices such as tissue grafts, tissue matrices or other tissue-derived materials, and synthetics. The transglutaminases can be applied to the medical devices to provide advantages such as adhesion resistance or abrasion resistance.
The present application relates to use of transglutaminases to treat various products, including medical devices such as tissue grafts, tissue matrices or other tissue-derived materials, and synthetics. The transglutaminases can be applied to the medical devices to provide advantages such as adhesion resistance or abrasion resistance.
Name / Title
Company / Classification
Phones & Addresses
Hui Bao Xu Manager
A & L Properties USA LLC Nonresidential Building Operator
Boston University Mallory Pathology 670 Albany St STE 304FLS3, Boston, MA 02118 6174145314 (phone), 6174145315 (fax)
Education:
Medical School Shanghai Med Univ, Shanghai First Med Univ, Shanghai, China Graduated: 1992
Languages:
English
Description:
Dr. Xu graduated from the Shanghai Med Univ, Shanghai First Med Univ, Shanghai, China in 1992. She works in Boston, MA and specializes in Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology. Dr. Xu is affiliated with Boston Medical Center.