EP1600534A1 - Process of manufacturing core-sheath composite fiber - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a process for filling a hollow portion of a hollow filaments with filling materials composed of functional material, and more particularly to a method for filling a hollow portion of a hollow fiber of which only parts or ends are submerged in the filling materials.
- the traditional processes of making core-sheath fiber comprise composite spinning method.
- a high temperature or a special solvent is necessary.
- functional materials particularly drugs, fragrance, and biochemical materials
- Chinese patent application Publication No. CN1225960 discloses an immersion method, in which porous hollow fiber is immersed in a solution of functional materials, thus the fragrance with a low boiling point can be filled into the hollow fiber.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,021,822 Chinese application publication No. CN1198196, and the cited references thereof, also disclose a method for encapsulating functional materials into porous hollow fiber using the immersion process, thus many kinds of functional materials with temperature sensitive cannot be composite with the hollow fiber using these processes.
- most areas of the hollow fiber, and even all of the length of the hollow fiber should be formed communication pores. Washing is also necessary after filling the hollow fiber to remove the remained functional materials and auxiliary materials on the surface of the fiber.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,538,735 and Chinese application Publication No. CN1108583 disclose a method of filling drugs or film forming materials into the hollow portion of the fiber using vacuum facilities, comprises the steps of: submerging the fibers in a liquid containing the drugs or film forming materials, placing the submerged fibers in a vacuum chamber, drawing air out of the void of the fiber by withdrawing the air in the vacuum chamber, and drawing the liquid into the void by allowing the air pressure in the vacuum chamber return to the ambient pressure.
- Some drugs or film forming materials can be incorporated in the hollow portion of the fiber at a room temperature.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,017,030 discloses a device comprising an elongated capillary conduit having one closed end for absorbing a flower-like odor or insecticide from an open ends thereof by capillary action, thus the follower-like odor or insecticide being incorporated in the device to be released as vapors.
- a liquid with a low viscosity can be filled, or the length of the hollow fiber to be filled is limited.
- this device will not be suitable.
- the process of manufacturing composite fiber is not finished only after the functional materials are incorporated into the hollow portion of the hollow fiber.
- a subsequent chemical or physical treatment is necessary to cause physical change or chemical reaction of the filled functional materials or auxiliary materials.
- Such treatments include curing or gelatinizing the functional materials and auxiliary materials in the hollow portion, thus forming precipitation in the hollow portion or coating at the inner wall of the fiber, and etc.
- the subsequent treatments cannot be performed without washing the surface of the fiber.
- the functional materials and auxiliary materials filled in the hollow fiber will be easily lost or destroyed during washing, and the property imparted by the functional materials will become reduced in storage or in use since the communicating pores or open ends of the fiber are not sealed yet.
- filling function materials using capillarity action not only the filled materials and the length of the fiber are limited, but also the liquid filled in the hollow portion will move during post treatments since one end of the fiber is open, therefore, some segments in the hollow portion of the fiber are out of filling material, and forms voids without filling materials. As a result, a uniformly filled fiber cannot be produced.
- the methods described as above can just be applicable when no post treatment is necessary after the functional materials and auxiliary materials are incorporated in the hollow fiber. Moreover, the kinds of functional and auxiliary materials, and the length of the fiber to be filled are limited.
- a main object of the present invention is to provide a process of manufacturing core-sheath composite fiber, wherein most of outer surface of the fiber does not contact filling materials, thus keeping clear.
- a process of manufacturing core-sheath composite fiber of the present invention comprises the steps of: preparing hollow fiber in a form of filament of which some parts form communicating pores from an outer surface of the fiber to a hollow portion thereof, or in a form of filament segment with open ends; sealing adjacent porous parts or open ends of the same filament respectively in pressure containers and vacuum containers; adding filling materials into pressure containers, and keeping the porous parts or open ends completely immersed in the filling materials; pressurizing the pressure containers using compressed gas, and evacuating the vacuum containers, then the filling materials being absorbed through the communicating pores or opens into the hollow portion of the fiber.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an arrangement for manufacturing core-sheath composite fiber.
- FIG. 1 shows a process of filling a fiber 1 with a filling material 5 composed of functional materials.
- the fiber 1 in this embodiment can take a form of filament or filament segment.
- the fiber 1 has a hollow portion therein.
- Parts 7 are the porous areas of the fiber 1 in the form of filament, and define communicating pores 1' from outer surface to the hollow portion.
- Each two adjacent parts 7 are longitudinally spaced at a predetermined distance.
- Each part 7 defines one or more than one pores therein. If the fiber 1 is in a form of filament segment, it will be open at each end thereof, hereinto, 1' designates the opens at the ends, and 7 designates the ends.
- the pressure container 2 includes a pressure container 2 with an input port 4 of compressed gas and an inlet/outlet 6 of filling materials, and a vacuum container 2' with an output port 4' of air for vacuum pumping and an inlet/outlet 6.
- the pressure containers 2 and vacuum containers 2' are discommunicated each other during the process of filling in the present invention. It is understood that more or less containers 2, 2' may be used according to the length or the form of the hollow fiber to be filled.
- the filling material 5, in a form of gas, liquid, solution, emulsion, or suspension, is composed of functional materials and auxiliary materials if desired, and can be introduced into the pressure container 2 via inlet 6.
- Predetermined segments of the hollow fiber 1 are sealed in the containers 2, 2' using sealing gum 3, 3', leaving other segments of the hollow fiber 1 without pores or opens outside the containers 2, 2', so that the porous parts or the open ends 7 thereof are positioned in containers 2, 2' and extend to the bottom of the containers 2, 2'.
- each two adjacent porous parts 7 are respectively located in one pressure container 2 and one vacuum container 2'.
- the two ends of the fiber 1 in the form of filament segment are respectively located in one pressure container 2 and one vacuum container 2'.
- the parts or ends 7 in containers 2 are completely submerged in the filling materials 5.
- the container 2 is pressurized using compressed gas, and the container 2' is evacuated, thereby the filling materials 5 is filled through the communicating pores or opens 1' into the hollow portion of the fiber 1. Thereafter, the segments of the fiber 1 outside the containers 2, 2' undergo chemical or physical treatment if necessary. Then, the core-sheath composite fiber is obtained. Mass production is possible when the filling process is repeated, or proper sealing methods in art are used.
- the hollow fiber 1 used in the present invention can be made of polymer or inorganic materials, such as polypropylene, polyester, polyamide.
- the hollow fiber 1 may take a form of a filament or multifilament with a single hole or multi-holes, which may be located in fiber products, or other appropriate materials.
- the fiber may contain an anti-static agent, fluorescent whiteness enhancer, stabilizer, anti-oxidant agent, flame-retardant agent, catalyst, anti-coloring agent, heat resistant agent, coloring agent, and organic or inorganic particles etc. Surface of the fiber can be smooth, or be in a regular or irregular shape.
- the hollow fiber 1 can be produced by any publicly known techniques, and the method to produce communicating pores 1' from the surface to the hollow portion of the fiber 1, or to produce the opens 1' at the ends of the fiber 1, includes various chemical or physical methods, such as the methods described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,538,735 and Chinese Pat. Publication No. CN1063805.
- the functional materials of the present invention are inorganic functional materials, organic functional materials, biological activity materials, pharmaceuticals, and fragrance etc., which can become liquid, solution, emulsion, or suspension using physical or chemical treatments.
- various functional pigment, field reactive materials, biologic enzyme and cell, Western medicine or Chinese traditional medicine, and olein extracted from of animals or plants may be used.
- the auxiliary materials of the present invention can help the functional materials to perform the functional property thereof, and help to manufacture the functional fiber.
- Such auxiliary materials can dissolve, emulsify, or disperse the functional materials.
- the auxiliary materials comprise organic or inorganic materials, or materials with biological activity, for instance, solvent, surfactants, monomer, polymer, initiator, catalyst, organic or inorganic filler, etc.
- the auxiliary material can act as the solvent of the functional material to liquefy, emulsify, or disperse the same, act as a filler or framework material to fix the functional materials in the hollow portion of the hollow fiber 1, act as carrier which will be removed by chemical or physical methods after the functional materials are delivered into the hollow portion therewith, act as protective substance for the functional materials to protect the functional property of the same from being reduced during manufacturing, storage, or application of the composite fiber, and act as activating agent or control component for the functional property of the functional materials.
- One or more than one kinds of auxiliary materials may be used to produce composite fiber of the present invention.
- the sealing material 3, 3' of the present invention can be, for example, natural gum or synthetic gum, including reactive gum, solvent gum, emulsion gum, thermoplastic gum.
- the sealing gum 3, 3' can well seal the fiber 1 in the containers 2, 2', and is well solvent resistant, acid and alkali resistant, and oil resistant.
- the kinds of the sealing gum 3, 3' may be the same or not.
- the filling materials 5 composed of functional materials and auxiliary materials is incorporated through the communicating pores or opens 1' into the hollow portion of the fiber 1 to form the core, under a pressure difference between the two adjacent parts 7 with communicating pores in a form of filament, or under a pressure difference between ends 7 with opens 1' of the same fiber 1 in a form of filament segment.
- the time necessary for the filling materials 5, to completely transfer into the hollow portion of a hollow fiber can be reduced when the pressure during filling is increased through choosing proper sealing gum 3, 3' and sealing method, or a proper auxiliary materials are used for reducing the viscosity of the filling materials 5.
- the system for filling the fiber 1 as shown in FIG. 1 can be heated to melt some special functional materials, or be cooled for liquefying some special functional materials being gaseous at normal temperature and pressure, thereby, various special functional materials can be incorporated with the hollow fiber to form the core-sheath structure using the process of the present invention.
- the process of manufacturing composite fiber with a core-sheath structure comprises the steps of:
- Example 1 describes the method of manufacturing a core-sheath fluorescent fiber.
- the hollow fiber 1 can be produced by any publicly known techniques, for example, by the method described in Chinese Pat. Publication No. CN1063805.
- the fiber 1 is made from 100D/24F polyester, and a hollowness ratio thereof is 25%.
- the length between two adjacent parts 7 of the same fiber 1 is about 3 meters, and there are three parts 7 in total in this example.
- Each part 7 defines communicating pores 1' from the surface to the hollow portion.
- the communicating pore 1' has a width of 0.5-2 ⁇ m, and a length of each porous part 7 is in a range of 5 to 20 ⁇ m.
- Fifty 100D/24F multifilaments are used as a multifilament bundle with their porous parts 7 being arrayed.
- step (2) of preparing sealing gum 3, 3' wherein 30 parts industrial gelatine by weight and 30 parts glycerin by weight are dissolved in 75 parts hot water by weight at a temperature of 60 degrees centigrade.
- the sealing gum is obtained, maintaining the temperature of the same at a range of 50 to 60 degrees centigrade.
- a step (4) of preparing liquid 5 3-6wt.% of Benzoin aether, and 0.01-0.1wt.%, preferably 0.05-0.08wt.% of fluorescent dye Rhodamine 6G are completely dissolved in tri(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate, thus forming liquid 5 composed of functional dye and auxiliary materials, wherein the weight percents are relative to the total weight of tri(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate.
- step (5) liquid 5 of step (4) is added into one container 2 as shown in FIG. 1 through the inlet 6 thereof, and the porous part 7 are completely submerged in the liquid 5 in the container 2 during filling.
- step (6) of filling compressed air is introduced into the container 2 through the input port 4 thereof till the pressure inside the container 2 gets to 2 X 10 5 Pa, while the other two containers 2' at both sides of the container 2 are evacuated.
- Such pressurizing and evacuating maintain about 40 minutes till the liquid expels from the pores of the fiber in containers 2'.
- the vacuum degree in containers 2' and the pressure in container 2 are both reduced, and the pressure level of the containers 2, 2' is adjusted to the same pressure level.
- the pressure level is 1 X 10 5 Pa of this example.
- step (7) of post treatment the segments of the filled fiber of step (6) outside containers 2, 2' are irradiated using ultraviolet light with a power density of 700 X 10 -3 W/cm 2 and at a wavelength of 365 nm. Each filament of the multifilament is completely shined about 3 minutes. Thereby, tri(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate filled in the hollow portion of the fiber are cured at the core of the fiber. Thereafter, the segments of fiber cured by ultraviolet light are cut, thus, the core-sheath fluorescent fiber is obtained, which shows red fluorescence under ultraviolet light.
- Example 2 describes the process of manufacturing a self-sealing fragrance release fiber as follows.
- Steps (1) to (3) of this Example are corresponsive to Example 1.
- step (4) narcissus oil, rose oil, and osmanthus oil are mixed at a volumetric ratio 1:3:1 to form fragrance.
- Polyvinylpyrrolidone(K-15), absolute ethyl alcohol, and glycerin are mixed respectively at a weight percent 15%, 10%, and 5% of the total weight of the fragrance, then the mixture are added to the fragrance.
- the liquid 5 to be filled is obtained.
- Steps (5) to (6) are corresponsive to the Example 1.
- step (7) the segments of the filled fiber are cut into different length according to the time of fragrance release.
- a sleeping-inducing fragrance release fiber is obtained, which can be composite with other textile.
- the solid concentrate in the fiber becomes higher with the release of fragrance.
- the fiber self seals, thus the rate of fragrance release being gradually reduced.
- This example illustrates the process to manufacture 2-(2,6-dichloroanilino)-2-imidazoline hydrochloride release fiber.
- Steps (1) to (3) of this Example are corresponsive to Example 1.
- step (4) 5wt.% of Polyvinylpyrrolidone (K-15) and 60wt.% of 2-(2,6-dichloroanilino)-2-imidazoline hydrochloride are dissolved in absolute ethyl alcohol to produce the liquid 5, wherein the weight percents are relative to the total weight of absolute ethyl alcohol.
- Steps (5) to (6) are corresponsive to the Example 1.
- step (7) the segments of the filled fiber are cut into different length according to the time of the drug release.
- the antihypertensive drug can be surgically delivered through the skin to human body.
- 2-(2,6-dichloroanilino)-2-imidazoline hydrochloride is gradually released from the core of the fiber, and dissolved in the moisture of human skin surface, then enters human body.
- the dosing times and rate of drug release can be controlled when the dose and components of auxiliary materials, the size of the fiber, and post treatments are properly chosen.
- This example discloses a method to manufacture UV curing fragrance release fiber.
- the hollow fiber 1 in a form of multifilament segment, can be produced by any publicly known techniques, for example, by the method described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,538,735.
- the fiber 1 is made from 100D/24F polyester multifilament, and a hollowness ratio thereof is 25%.
- the multifilament is cut into segments. Fifty 100D/24F multifilament segments, each in a length of 3 meters and with open ends 7, are prepared as a multifilament bundle with their ends 7 being arrayed. Each end 7 has an open 1' communicating with the hollow portion.
- step (2) of preparing sealing gum 3 ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA28/250) and common paraffin are mixed at a temperature of 120 degrees centigrade and at a mass rate of 5:1. The obtained sealing gum 3 is maintained at a temperature of 90 degrees centigrade.
- EVA28/250 ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer
- common paraffin common paraffin
- step (3) of sealing the ends of the hollow multifilament segments in the containers 2, 2' wherein both ends 7 are respectively sealed in one container 2 and one container 2' using the gum 3 of step (2), and are extended to the bottom of the containers, then cooling the gum 3 to a room temperature.
- liquid 5 composed of fragrance and auxiliary materials is prepared.
- step (5) liquid 5 of step (4) is added into the container 2 through the inlet 6 thereof, and the ends of hollow multifilament segments are completely immersed in the liquid 5 in the container 2.
- step (6) of filling compressed air is introduced into the container 2 through the input port 4 thereof till the pressure inside the container 2 gets to 3 X 10 5 Pa, while the container 2' is evacuated.
- Such pressurizing and evacuating maintain about 50 minutes till the liquid expels from the open of the ends of filaments in containers 2'.
- the vacuum degree in containers 2' and the pressure in container 2 are both reduced, and the pressure level of the containers 2, 2' are adjusted to the same pressure level.
- the pressure level is 1 X 10 5 Pa of this example.
- step (7) of post treatment the segments of the filled multifilament of step (6) outside containers 2, 2' are irradiated using ultraviolet light with a power density of 700 X 10 -3 W/cm 2 and at a wavelength of 365 nm.
- Each filament in the bundle is completely shined about 5 minutes, thereby, methyl methacrylate and butyl methacrylate filled in the hollow portion are cured to forming gel, and phase separation between the fragrance and the auxiliary materials performs.
- the segments of fiber are cut after treatment, thus, the core-sheath lavender oil fragrance release fiber is obtained. Since, the gel in the core of the fiber is not compatible with water, and the fragrance is absorbed in the gel, the time of release fragrance is longer than that of example 2.
- a long acting fragrance release fiber can be obtained using this method when auxiliary materials are properly chosen.
- the example illustrates the method to manufacture photochromic fiber.
- Steps (1) to (3) of this Example are corresponsive to Example 4.
- step (4) 2wt.% 1',3'-Dihydro-1',3',3'-trimethyl-6-nitrospiro [2H- 1 -benzopyrane-2,2 ' -(2H)-indole] and 0.1 wt.% of azobisisobutyronitrile are dissolved in methyl methacrylate to form the liquid 5, wherein the weight percents are relative to the total weight of methyl methacrylate.
- the obtained solution is composed of photochromic functional materials and auxiliary materials.
- Steps (5) to (6) are corresponsive to the Example 4.
- step (7) the segments of the fiber outside of the containers 2, 2' are heated at a temperature of 60 degrees centigrade for 40 minutes, then the temperature being raised to 90 degrees centigrade for 20 minutes. Therefore, a core-sheath photochromic fiber is obtained.
- the photochromic fiber is irradiated using ultraviolet light for 10-20 seconds, the color thereof will turn to claret from white, and the claret will disappear if the fiber is placed in dark for about 2 hours, or is heated again. This color-changing process of the photochromic fiber of the present invention is repeatable.
- This example illustrates a process to manufacture core-sheath filament with silver coating at the inner wall.
- Steps (1) to (3) of this Example are corresponsive to Example 4, but the temperature of the fiber and containers 2,2' are maintained at 5 degrees centigrade.
- step (4) ammonia water at a concentration of 5% is added into 35 parts by weight solution of silver nitrate at a concentration of 10% until the precipitation in their mixture disappears, and herein, the ammonia water is used about 45 parts by weight.
- the mixture is placed in a cool water bath at a temperature of 5 degrees centigrade. Then 20 parts by weight of a solution of glucose at a concentration of 10% are added into the mixture, therefore, the filling liquid 5 is obtained.
- step (5) liquid 5 of step (4) is added into the container 2 through the inlet 6 thereof, and the ends of hollow filament segments are completely immersed in the liquid 5 in the container 2.
- Steps (6) of this Example are corresponsive to Example 4, but the time for pressurizing and evacuating approximately maintains 30 minutes.
- step (7) the segments of the filled filament outside the containers 2, 2' are rapidly heated to a temperature of 80 degrees centigrade, therefore, the color of the filled fiber turn to dust color, and the inner wall of the hollow portion is coated with silver.
- step (8) residual filling liquid 5 is discharged from containers 2,2' and the container 2,2' are washed using water. Then container 2 is added enough water and is pressurized, and the container 2' is evacuated. The water flows from the hollow portion with silver coating to remove the by-product during coating silver from the hollow portion for cleaning the coated fiber. Then the segments of the fiber outside the containers are cut and dried. Finally, the fiber with silver coating at the inner wall of the hollow portion is formed, which has excellent antibiotic and antisepsis property.
- the process of the present invention is applicable to make composite fiber with the same.
Abstract
A process of manufacturing core-sheath composite fiber includes the
steps of: preparing hollow fiber in a form of filament of which some parts forms
communicating pores from an outer surface of the fiber to a hollow portion
thereof, or in a form of filament segment with open ends; sealing adjacent porous
parts or open ends of the same filament respectively in pressure containers
and vacuum containers; adding filling materials into pressure containers, and
keeping the porous parts or open ends completely immersed in the filling materials;
pressurizing the pressure containers using compressed gas, and evacuating
the vacuum containers, then the filling materials being absorbed through the
communicating pores or opens into the hollow portion of the fiber. During the
process of the present invention to manufacture core-sheath composite fiber,
most areas of outer surface of the fiber do not contact the filling materials, thus
most areas of the outer surface is clean, which is advantageous for post treating
or use. The process of the present invention is applicable for filling various materials
at a broad range temperature.
Description
The present invention relates to a process for filling a hollow portion of a
hollow filaments with filling materials composed of functional material, and
more particularly to a method for filling a hollow portion of a hollow fiber of
which only parts or ends are submerged in the filling materials.
The traditional processes of making core-sheath fiber comprise
composite spinning method. In those processes, including melt-spinning or wet-spinning,
a high temperature or a special solvent is necessary. However, most of
functional materials, particularly drugs, fragrance, and biochemical materials,
are sensitive to temperature or solvent, and such a high temperature or the
solvent may affect or destroy the performance of the functional materials, as a
result, the application of many kinds of functional materials are limited in the
traditional spinning process. Therefore, the kinds of functional fiber produced by
the use of the traditional spinning process are limited.
To solve the above question, Chinese patent application Publication
No. CN1225960 discloses an immersion method, in which porous hollow fiber
is immersed in a solution of functional materials, thus the fragrance with a low
boiling point can be filled into the hollow fiber. U.S. Pat. No. 6,021,822,
Chinese application publication No. CN1198196, and the cited references
thereof, also disclose a method for encapsulating functional materials into
porous hollow fiber using the immersion process, thus many kinds of functional
materials with temperature sensitive cannot be composite with the hollow fiber
using these processes. Furthermore, when using the above method, most areas of
the hollow fiber, and even all of the length of the hollow fiber, should be formed
communication pores. Washing is also necessary after filling the hollow fiber to
remove the remained functional materials and auxiliary materials on the surface
of the fiber. Post processing cannot carry out until washing is performed.
Obviously, those processes are relatively complicated. Furthermore, washing
will affect, even destroy the functional materials filled in the hollow portion.
Therefore, the kinds of functional materials to be filled are still limited; as a
result, the kinds of the functional fiber produced with above method are still
limited.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,538,735 and Chinese application Publication
No. CN1108583 disclose a method of filling drugs or film forming materials
into the hollow portion of the fiber using vacuum facilities, comprises the steps
of: submerging the fibers in a liquid containing the drugs or film forming
materials, placing the submerged fibers in a vacuum chamber, drawing air out
of the void of the fiber by withdrawing the air in the vacuum chamber, and
drawing the liquid into the void by allowing the air pressure in the vacuum
chamber return to the ambient pressure. Some drugs or film forming materials
can be incorporated in the hollow portion of the fiber at a room temperature.
However, during filling, the hollow fibers are completely submerged in the
liquid of filling materials, thus large amounts of filling materials must be used,
which cause high cost, particularly for valuable pharmaceuticals, fragrance, or
other valuable functional materials. This disadvantage is most outstanding for
mass production. Furthermore, this process is not suitable for filling volatile
materials because of the evacuation of the vacuum chamber, in which there are
liquid containing volatile material. Additionally, washing process is also
necessary after filling for the post treatments.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,017,030 discloses a device comprising an elongated
capillary conduit having one closed end for absorbing a flower-like odor or
insecticide from an open ends thereof by capillary action, thus the follower-like
odor or insecticide being incorporated in the device to be released as vapors.
However, only such a liquid with a low viscosity can be filled, or the length of
the hollow fiber to be filled is limited. When the filled materials have a high
viscosity, or a long hollow fiber is filled, this device will not be suitable.
Generally, the process of manufacturing composite fiber is not finished
only after the functional materials are incorporated into the hollow portion of
the hollow fiber. For making most kinds of functional fiber, a subsequent
chemical or physical treatment is necessary to cause physical change or
chemical reaction of the filled functional materials or auxiliary materials. Such
treatments include curing or gelatinizing the functional materials and auxiliary
materials in the hollow portion, thus forming precipitation in the hollow portion
or coating at the inner wall of the fiber, and etc. Generally, after the fiber is
filled using the immersion or vacuum immersion process, the subsequent
treatments cannot be performed without washing the surface of the fiber.
However, the functional materials and auxiliary materials filled in the hollow
fiber will be easily lost or destroyed during washing, and the property imparted
by the functional materials will become reduced in storage or in use since the
communicating pores or open ends of the fiber are not sealed yet. Furthermore,
filling function materials using capillarity action, not only the filled materials
and the length of the fiber are limited, but also the liquid filled in the hollow
portion will move during post treatments since one end of the fiber is open,
therefore, some segments in the hollow portion of the fiber are out of filling
material, and forms voids without filling materials. As a result, a uniformly
filled fiber cannot be produced.
In view of the foresaid, the methods described as above can just be
applicable when no post treatment is necessary after the functional materials
and auxiliary materials are incorporated in the hollow fiber. Moreover, the
kinds of functional and auxiliary materials, and the length of the fiber to be
filled are limited.
Therefore, an improved method of manufacturing core-sheath composite
fiber is desired which overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art.
A main object of the present invention is to provide a process of
manufacturing core-sheath composite fiber, wherein most of outer surface of
the fiber does not contact filling materials, thus keeping clear.
To obtain the above object, a process of manufacturing core-sheath
composite fiber of the present invention comprises the steps of: preparing
hollow fiber in a form of filament of which some parts form communicating
pores from an outer surface of the fiber to a hollow portion thereof, or in a form
of filament segment with open ends; sealing adjacent porous parts or open ends
of the same filament respectively in pressure containers and vacuum containers;
adding filling materials into pressure containers, and keeping the porous parts or
open ends completely immersed in the filling materials; pressurizing the
pressure containers using compressed gas, and evacuating the vacuum
containers, then the filling materials being absorbed through the communicating
pores or opens into the hollow portion of the fiber.
Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will
become more apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred
embodiment thereof when taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an arrangement for manufacturing core-sheath
composite fiber.
Referring now to the drawings in detail, FIG. 1 shows a process of
filling a fiber 1 with a filling material 5 composed of functional materials. The
fiber 1 in this embodiment can take a form of filament or filament segment. The
fiber 1 has a hollow portion therein. Parts 7 are the porous areas of the fiber 1 in
the form of filament, and define communicating pores 1' from outer surface to
the hollow portion. Each two adjacent parts 7 are longitudinally spaced at a
predetermined distance. Each part 7 defines one or more than one pores therein.
If the fiber 1 is in a form of filament segment, it will be open at each end
thereof, hereinto, 1' designates the opens at the ends, and 7 designates the ends.
A system for the process of filling the hollow fiber 1, as shown in FIG. 1,
includes a pressure container 2 with an input port 4 of compressed gas and an
inlet/outlet 6 of filling materials, and a vacuum container 2' with an output
port 4' of air for vacuum pumping and an inlet/outlet 6. The pressure
containers 2 and vacuum containers 2' are discommunicated each other during
the process of filling in the present invention. It is understood that more or less
containers 2, 2' may be used according to the length or the form of the hollow
fiber to be filled. The filling material 5, in a form of gas, liquid, solution,
emulsion, or suspension, is composed of functional materials and auxiliary
materials if desired, and can be introduced into the pressure container 2 via
inlet 6. Predetermined segments of the hollow fiber 1 are sealed in the
containers 2, 2' using sealing gum 3, 3', leaving other segments of the hollow
fiber 1 without pores or opens outside the containers 2, 2', so that the porous
parts or the open ends 7 thereof are positioned in containers 2, 2' and extend to
the bottom of the containers 2, 2'. Specifically speaking, each two adjacent
porous parts 7 are respectively located in one pressure container 2 and one
vacuum container 2'. Similarly, the two ends of the fiber 1 in the form of
filament segment are respectively located in one pressure container 2 and one
vacuum container 2'. The parts or ends 7 in containers 2 are completely
submerged in the filling materials 5. The container 2 is pressurized using
compressed gas, and the container 2' is evacuated, thereby the filling materials 5
is filled through the communicating pores or opens 1' into the hollow portion of
the fiber 1. Thereafter, the segments of the fiber 1 outside the containers 2, 2'
undergo chemical or physical treatment if necessary. Then, the core-sheath
composite fiber is obtained. Mass production is possible when the filling
process is repeated, or proper sealing methods in art are used.
The hollow fiber 1 used in the present invention can be made of polymer
or inorganic materials, such as polypropylene, polyester, polyamide. The
hollow fiber 1 may take a form of a filament or multifilament with a single hole
or multi-holes, which may be located in fiber products, or other appropriate
materials. The fiber may contain an anti-static agent, fluorescent whiteness
enhancer, stabilizer, anti-oxidant agent, flame-retardant agent, catalyst, anti-coloring
agent, heat resistant agent, coloring agent, and organic or inorganic
particles etc. Surface of the fiber can be smooth, or be in a regular or irregular
shape.
The hollow fiber 1 can be produced by any publicly known techniques,
and the method to produce communicating pores 1' from the surface to the
hollow portion of the fiber 1, or to produce the opens 1' at the ends of the
fiber 1, includes various chemical or physical methods, such as the methods
described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,538,735 and Chinese Pat. Publication
No. CN1063805.
The functional materials of the present invention are inorganic
functional materials, organic functional materials, biological activity materials,
pharmaceuticals, and fragrance etc., which can become liquid, solution,
emulsion, or suspension using physical or chemical treatments. For instance,
various functional pigment, field reactive materials, biologic enzyme and cell,
Western medicine or Chinese traditional medicine, and olein extracted from of
animals or plants may be used.
The auxiliary materials of the present invention can help the functional
materials to perform the functional property thereof, and help to manufacture
the functional fiber. Such auxiliary materials can dissolve, emulsify, or disperse
the functional materials. The auxiliary materials comprise organic or inorganic
materials, or materials with biological activity, for instance, solvent, surfactants,
monomer, polymer, initiator, catalyst, organic or inorganic filler, etc. According
to the kinds of the functional fiber to be produced, the auxiliary material can act
as the solvent of the functional material to liquefy, emulsify, or disperse the
same, act as a filler or framework material to fix the functional materials in the
hollow portion of the hollow fiber 1, act as carrier which will be removed by
chemical or physical methods after the functional materials are delivered into
the hollow portion therewith, act as protective substance for the functional
materials to protect the functional property of the same from being reduced
during manufacturing, storage, or application of the composite fiber, and act as
activating agent or control component for the functional property of the
functional materials. One or more than one kinds of auxiliary materials may be
used to produce composite fiber of the present invention.
The sealing material 3, 3' of the present invention can be, for example,
natural gum or synthetic gum, including reactive gum, solvent gum, emulsion
gum, thermoplastic gum. The sealing gum 3, 3' can well seal the fiber 1 in the
containers 2, 2', and is well solvent resistant, acid and alkali resistant, and oil
resistant. The kinds of the sealing gum 3, 3' may be the same or not.
The filling materials 5 composed of functional materials and auxiliary
materials is incorporated through the communicating pores or opens 1' into the
hollow portion of the fiber 1 to form the core, under a pressure difference
between the two adjacent parts 7 with communicating pores in a form of
filament, or under a pressure difference between ends 7 with opens 1' of the
same fiber 1 in a form of filament segment.
It is well known that when a liquid flows through a round tube, if the
Reynolds number of the liquid is sufficiently small, the pressure loss is
expressed by the Hagen-Poiseuille equation (1):
ΔP=8LQη/AR2
where ΔP represents the pressure loss, L the length of liquid which moves
through the interior of the round tube, η the viscosity of the flowing liquid, R
the internal radius of the round tube, and A the cross-sectional area of the round
tube. The following equation (2) is obtained form the equation (1):
t=4ηL2/(ΔPR2)
It is understood from the equation (2) that the time necessary for a liquid or
emulsion or suspension, to completely transfer into the hollow portion of a
hollow fiber is proportional to the viscosity of that liquid and to the square of the
length of a communicating pore, and is inversely proportional to the square of
the internal radius of the hollow fiber. Therefore, if the length of the hollow
fiber 1, the diameter of the hollow portion, and the viscosity of the filling
materials 5 are properly chosen, the filling time will be predicted under a
predetermined pressure loss.
This suggests that, the time necessary for the filling materials 5, to
completely transfer into the hollow portion of a hollow fiber can be reduced
when the pressure during filling is increased through choosing proper sealing
gum 3, 3' and sealing method, or a proper auxiliary materials are used for
reducing the viscosity of the filling materials 5.
It is understood that, when a proper sealing method is used in the present
invention, the system for filling the fiber 1 as shown in FIG. 1 can be heated to
melt some special functional materials, or be cooled for liquefying some special
functional materials being gaseous at normal temperature and pressure, thereby,
various special functional materials can be incorporated with the hollow fiber to
form the core-sheath structure using the process of the present invention.
The process of manufacturing composite fiber with a core-sheath
structure comprises the steps of:
During the process of filling, most areas of the outer surface of the fiber
do not contact with the filling materials since most length of the fiber is located
outside the containers 2,2', therefore, most outer surface of the fiber is clean,
and can be directly treated. On the other hand, the segments of the fiber 1 inside
the containers 2, 2' and the segments contacting with gum 3,3', may be washed,
then being post treated or not, therefore, a long continuous fiber is obtained.
Such post treatments include heating, cooling, curing, surface coating,
microwave treating, and so on. The process of the present invention is
applicable for more kinds of functional materials to be composite with the fiber,
thus more kinds of functional fiber may be obtained.
This invention will be described below specifically with reference to
examples, but this invention must not be limited to those examples.
Example 1 describes the method of manufacturing a core-sheath
fluorescent fiber.
In step (1) of producing porous hollow fiber 1 in a form of filament, the
hollow fiber 1 can be produced by any publicly known techniques, for example,
by the method described in Chinese Pat. Publication No. CN1063805. The fiber
1 is made from 100D/24F polyester, and a hollowness ratio thereof is 25%. The
length between two adjacent parts 7 of the same fiber 1 is about 3 meters, and
there are three parts 7 in total in this example. Each part 7 defines
communicating pores 1' from the surface to the hollow portion. The
communicating pore 1' has a width of 0.5-2 µm, and a length of each porous
part 7 is in a range of 5 to 20 µm. Fifty 100D/24F multifilaments are used as a
multifilament bundle with their porous parts 7 being arrayed.
In step (2) of preparing sealing gum 3, 3', wherein 30 parts industrial
gelatine by weight and 30 parts glycerin by weight are dissolved in 75 parts hot
water by weight at a temperature of 60 degrees centigrade. Thus, the sealing
gum is obtained, maintaining the temperature of the same at a range of 50 to 60
degrees centigrade.
In step (3) of partly sealing the multifilament in the containers 2, 2',
wherein three segments of multifilament bundle each with a porous part 7, are
respectively sealed in three containers using the gum of step (2), extending the
porous part 7 to the bottom of the containers, then cooling the gum to a room
temperature.
In a step (4) of preparing liquid 5, 3-6wt.% of Benzoin aether, and 0.01-0.1wt.%,
preferably 0.05-0.08wt.% of fluorescent dye Rhodamine 6G are
completely dissolved in tri(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate, thus forming liquid
5 composed of functional dye and auxiliary materials, wherein the weight
percents are relative to the total weight of tri(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate.
In step (5), liquid 5 of step (4) is added into one container 2 as shown in
FIG. 1 through the inlet 6 thereof, and the porous part 7 are completely
submerged in the liquid 5 in the container 2 during filling.
In step (6) of filling, compressed air is introduced into the container 2
through the input port 4 thereof till the pressure inside the container 2 gets to 2
X 105Pa, while the other two containers 2' at both sides of the container 2 are
evacuated. Such pressurizing and evacuating maintain about 40 minutes till the
liquid expels from the pores of the fiber in containers 2'. Then, the vacuum
degree in containers 2' and the pressure in container 2 are both reduced, and the
pressure level of the containers 2, 2' is adjusted to the same pressure level. The
pressure level is 1 X 105Pa of this example.
In step (7) of post treatment, the segments of the filled fiber of step (6)
outside containers 2, 2' are irradiated using ultraviolet light with a power density
of 700 X 10-3W/cm2 and at a wavelength of 365 nm. Each filament of the
multifilament is completely shined about 3 minutes. Thereby, tri(ethylene
glycol) dimethacrylate filled in the hollow portion of the fiber are cured at the
core of the fiber. Thereafter, the segments of fiber cured by ultraviolet light are
cut, thus, the core-sheath fluorescent fiber is obtained, which shows red
fluorescence under ultraviolet light.
Example 2 describes the process of manufacturing a self-sealing
fragrance release fiber as follows.
Steps (1) to (3) of this Example are corresponsive to Example 1.
In step (4), narcissus oil, rose oil, and osmanthus oil are mixed at a
volumetric ratio 1:3:1 to form fragrance. Polyvinylpyrrolidone(K-15), absolute
ethyl alcohol, and glycerin are mixed respectively at a weight percent 15%,
10%, and 5% of the total weight of the fragrance, then the mixture are added to
the fragrance. Thus the liquid 5 to be filled is obtained.
Steps (5) to (6) are corresponsive to the Example 1.
In step (7), the segments of the filled fiber are cut into different length
according to the time of fragrance release. Thus, a sleeping-inducing fragrance
release fiber is obtained, which can be composite with other textile. The solid
concentrate in the fiber becomes higher with the release of fragrance. The fiber
self seals, thus the rate of fragrance release being gradually reduced.
This example illustrates the process to manufacture
2-(2,6-dichloroanilino)-2-imidazoline hydrochloride release fiber.
Steps (1) to (3) of this Example are corresponsive to Example 1.
In step (4), 5wt.% of Polyvinylpyrrolidone (K-15) and 60wt.% of 2-(2,6-dichloroanilino)-2-imidazoline
hydrochloride are dissolved in absolute ethyl
alcohol to produce the liquid 5, wherein the weight percents are relative to the
total weight of absolute ethyl alcohol.
Steps (5) to (6) are corresponsive to the Example 1.
In step (7), the segments of the filled fiber are cut into different length
according to the time of the drug release. The antihypertensive drug can be
surgically delivered through the skin to human body. In use for curing
hypertension, 2-(2,6-dichloroanilino)-2-imidazoline hydrochloride is gradually
released from the core of the fiber, and dissolved in the moisture of human skin
surface, then enters human body. The dosing times and rate of drug release can
be controlled when the dose and components of auxiliary materials, the size of
the fiber, and post treatments are properly chosen.
This example discloses a method to manufacture UV curing fragrance
release fiber.
In step (1) of producing hollow fiber 1 in a form of multifilament
segment, the hollow fiber 1 can be produced by any publicly known techniques,
for example, by the method described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,538,735. The fiber 1 is
made from 100D/24F polyester multifilament, and a hollowness ratio thereof
is 25%. The multifilament is cut into segments. Fifty 100D/24F multifilament
segments, each in a length of 3 meters and with open ends 7, are prepared as a
multifilament bundle with their ends 7 being arrayed. Each end 7 has an open 1'
communicating with the hollow portion.
In step (2) of preparing sealing gum 3, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer
(EVA28/250) and common paraffin are mixed at a temperature of 120 degrees
centigrade and at a mass rate of 5:1. The obtained sealing gum 3 is maintained at
a temperature of 90 degrees centigrade.
In step (3) of sealing the ends of the hollow multifilament segments in
the containers 2, 2', wherein both ends 7 are respectively sealed in one
container 2 and one container 2' using the gum 3 of step (2), and are extended to
the bottom of the containers, then cooling the gum 3 to a room temperature.
In a step (4) of preparing liquid 5, 5wt.% of methyl methacrylate and
15wt.% of butyl methacrylate are added to lavender oil to form a mixture,
wherein the weight percent is relative to the total weight of lavender oil. 6wt.%
of Benzoin aether is added to the mixture and completely dissolved, wherein the
weight percent is relative to the total weight of methyl methacrylate and butyl
methacrylate in the mixture. Thereby, liquid 5 composed of fragrance and
auxiliary materials is prepared.
In step (5), liquid 5 of step (4) is added into the container 2 through the
inlet 6 thereof, and the ends of hollow multifilament segments are completely
immersed in the liquid 5 in the container 2.
In step (6) of filling, compressed air is introduced into the container 2
through the input port 4 thereof till the pressure inside the container 2 gets to 3
X 105Pa, while the container 2' is evacuated. Such pressurizing and evacuating
maintain about 50 minutes till the liquid expels from the open of the ends of
filaments in containers 2'. Then, the vacuum degree in containers 2' and the
pressure in container 2 are both reduced, and the pressure level of the
containers 2, 2' are adjusted to the same pressure level. The pressure level is 1
X 105Pa of this example.
In step (7) of post treatment, the segments of the filled multifilament of
step (6) outside containers 2, 2' are irradiated using ultraviolet light with a
power density of 700 X 10-3W/cm2 and at a wavelength of 365 nm. Each
filament in the bundle is completely shined about 5 minutes, thereby, methyl
methacrylate and butyl methacrylate filled in the hollow portion are cured to
forming gel, and phase separation between the fragrance and the auxiliary
materials performs. The segments of fiber are cut after treatment, thus, the core-sheath
lavender oil fragrance release fiber is obtained. Since, the gel in the core
of the fiber is not compatible with water, and the fragrance is absorbed in the
gel, the time of release fragrance is longer than that of example 2. A long acting
fragrance release fiber can be obtained using this method when auxiliary
materials are properly chosen.
The example illustrates the method to manufacture photochromic fiber.
Steps (1) to (3) of this Example are corresponsive to Example 4.
In step (4), 2wt.% 1',3'-Dihydro-1',3',3'-trimethyl-6-nitrospiro
[2H- 1 -benzopyrane-2,2 ' -(2H)-indole] and 0.1 wt.% of azobisisobutyronitrile
are dissolved in methyl methacrylate to form the liquid 5, wherein the weight
percents are relative to the total weight of methyl methacrylate. The obtained
solution is composed of photochromic functional materials and auxiliary
materials.
Steps (5) to (6) are corresponsive to the Example 4.
In step (7), the segments of the fiber outside of the containers 2, 2' are
heated at a temperature of 60 degrees centigrade for 40 minutes, then the
temperature being raised to 90 degrees centigrade for 20 minutes. Therefore, a
core-sheath photochromic fiber is obtained. When the photochromic fiber is
irradiated using ultraviolet light for 10-20 seconds, the color thereof will turn to
claret from white, and the claret will disappear if the fiber is placed in dark for
about 2 hours, or is heated again. This color-changing process of the
photochromic fiber of the present invention is repeatable.
This example illustrates a process to manufacture core-sheath filament
with silver coating at the inner wall.
Steps (1) to (3) of this Example are corresponsive to Example 4, but the
temperature of the fiber and containers 2,2' are maintained at 5 degrees
centigrade.
In step (4), ammonia water at a concentration of 5% is added into 35
parts by weight solution of silver nitrate at a concentration of 10% until the
precipitation in their mixture disappears, and herein, the ammonia water is used
about 45 parts by weight. The mixture is placed in a cool water bath at a
temperature of 5 degrees centigrade. Then 20 parts by weight of a solution of
glucose at a concentration of 10% are added into the mixture, therefore, the
filling liquid 5 is obtained.
In step (5), liquid 5 of step (4) is added into the container 2 through the
inlet 6 thereof, and the ends of hollow filament segments are completely
immersed in the liquid 5 in the container 2.
Steps (6) of this Example are corresponsive to Example 4, but the time
for pressurizing and evacuating approximately maintains 30 minutes.
In step (7), the segments of the filled filament outside the containers 2, 2'
are rapidly heated to a temperature of 80 degrees centigrade, therefore, the color
of the filled fiber turn to dust color, and the inner wall of the hollow portion is
coated with silver.
In step (8), residual filling liquid 5 is discharged from containers 2,2'
and the container 2,2' are washed using water. Then container 2 is added
enough water and is pressurized, and the container 2' is evacuated. The water
flows from the hollow portion with silver coating to remove the by-product
during coating silver from the hollow portion for cleaning the coated fiber.
Then the segments of the fiber outside the containers are cut and dried. Finally,
the fiber with silver coating at the inner wall of the hollow portion is formed,
which has excellent antibiotic and antisepsis property.
When the filling materials 5 are pure liquid or melted to liquid, or the
filling materials 5 are gas, the process of the present invention is applicable to
make composite fiber with the same.
Claims (10)
- A method of manufacturing a core-sheath composite fiber comprising the steps of:providing hollow fiber (1) with porous parts (7) or with an interior void open (1') at each end (7) of the fiber;placing the adjacent porous parts or open ends (7) respectively in a pressure container (2) and in a vacuum container (2'), and keeping the porous parts or open ends (1') immersed in filling material (5) in the pressure container (2);pressurizing the pressure container (2) and evacuating the vacuum container (2'), thereby the filling material (5) being filled into hollow portion of the fiber (1), and resulting in the formation of a core-sheath composite fiber; andadjusting the air pressure in the containers (2, 2') to the same pressure level.
- Method according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising a step of post treating segment of the core-sheath fiber which is located outside the containers (2, 2'), and then cutting the segment; or cutting segment of the core-sheath fiber outside the containers (2, 2'), and then post treating the cut segment; or cutting the segment of the core-sheath fiber outside the containers (2, 2'), then cut ends thereof being sealed; or washing segment of the core-sheath fiber in the containers (2, 2'), and then post treating the whole fiber; or cutting segment of the core-sheath fiber which is located outside the containers 2, 2' directly without any chemical or physical treatments.
- Method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hollow fiber is made from polymer materials, or inorganic materials, and takes a form of filament or multifilament with single hole or multi-holes.
- Method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the filling material (5) comprises functional material, and the functional material is inorganic functional material, organic functional material, biological activity material, pharmaceuticals, or fragrance.
- Method according to claim 4, characterized in that the functional material (5) has at least one component selected from the group of functional pigment, field reactive materials, biologic enzyme and cell, Western medicine or Chinese traditional medicine, and olein extracted from of animals or plants.
- Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the filling material (5) is in a form of gas, liquid, solution, emulsion, or suspension.
- Method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the filling material (5) further comprises auxiliary material, and the auxiliary material is organic, inorganic material, or biological material.
- Method according to claim 7, characterized in that the auxiliary material has at least one component selected from the group of solvent, surfactants, monomer, polymer, initiator, catalyst, and organic or inorganic filler.
- Method according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that a longitudinal distance between each two adjacent porous parts of the same fiber, or a length of the fiber with an interior void open (1') at each end, is in a range of 0.1 meter to 100 meters.
- A method of manufacturing a core-sheath composite fiber comprising the steps of:providing hollow fiber (1) with porous parts (7), or with an interior void open (1') at each end (7) of the fiber;preparing filling liquid (5) by adding ammonia water into a solution of silver nitrate until the precipitation in their mixture disappears, and then adding a solution of glucose into the mixture;placing the adjacent porous parts or open ends (1') respectively in a pressure container (2) and in a vacuum container (2'), and keeping the porous parts or open ends (1') immersed in filling material (5) in the pressure container (2);pressurizing the pressure container (2) and evacuating the vacuum container (2'), thereby the filling material (5) being filled into hollow portion of the fiber (1);heating segments of the filled fiber outside the containers (2, 2') until the color of the filled fiber turn to dust color;washing the hollow portion of the fiber (1) using water, thereby forming a core-sheath filament with silver coating at the inner wall.
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