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EP 0 119 325 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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09.07.1986 Bulletin 1986/28 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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26.09.1984 Bulletin 1984/39 |
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Date of filing: 28.12.1983 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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BE DE FR GB IT NL |
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Priority: |
29.12.1982 US 454361
29.12.1982 US 454335
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Applicant: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION |
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Inventors: |
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- Totten, George Edward
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- Sabia, Angelo James
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- Greene, George Homer
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Process for imparting lubricity and hydrophilicity to synthetic fibers and fabrics |
(57) Process for imparting lubricity and hydrophilicity to synthetic fibers and fabrics
which comprises applying a graft copolymer of an N-(oxymethyl)-acrylamide and a poly-(oxyalkylene)
to the surface of the fiber or fabric and cross- linking the graft copolymer on said
surface in the presence of an acid catalyst.