High performance garment finishing agent
- Bamboo-powder-based antibacterial -

∇Tender BAM-15

Bamboo has a long and strong association with foodstuff, its stems and leaves often being used as a packaging material. In the old days, travelers never set out without their lunch wrapped in a bamboo sheath or a bamboo water bottle that made use of its antibacterial properties (the antibacterial component being 2,6-dimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone).

Tender BAM-15 is an antibacterial finishing agent made of a dispersion of bamboo powder (Moso bamboo).

The following are the description, features and method of use.

1. Description

2. Features

Capable of antibacterial finishing based on the use of bamboo powder.

3. Method of use

<Example of use>

(Substrate: cotton knit, cotton/polyester)

Squeezing (100%)→Drying→Curing (150°C x 2min)

4. Performance evaluation

Table-1 shows results of antibacterial property tests on Tender BAM-15.

Table-1 Antibacterial properties of Tender BAM-15

Antibacterial property test (conducted according to the quantative testing method; JIS L-1902^:2002 ‘Testing for antibacterial activity and efficacy on textile products’)

		No. of bacteria		Average	Increase
		N1	N2
Standard cloth – initial		4.8×104	5.8×104	5.3×104	2.8 (Tests effective)
Standard cloth –18 hours		3.4×107	3.8×107	3.6×107
Substrate	Washes	N1	N2	Average	Bacteriostatic activity	Effects
Cotton	0	8.0×102	5.4×103	3.1×103	4.1	o
	10	9.5×103	2.0×104	1.5×104	3.4	o
Polyester /cotton	0	1.4×104	2.1×104	1.8×104	3.3	o
	10	5.3×104	1.4×105	9.7×104	2.6	o

5. Uses

Underwear, nightwear, lingerie etc.

6. Packaging

17 kg can

7. Directions for use