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Finishing

Developed by ILC Dover Inc, an arrangement for fastening a fabric to a metal is the subject of US Patent 6 612 360.
An International Patent (WO 01/06054) assigned to Avant-Garb LLC (now Nano-Tex) of Emeryville, California, USA, describes a system that is based on using nanoparticles to apply permanent finishes to v
Enzyme treatments of textiles, particularly cellulosics, that enhance the properties in ways not previously contemplated by such processes are the subjects of a patent from a UK finisher.
A UK company claims to have developed an antistat treatment that is good enough to meet a proposed European standard.
Treating hydrophobic fibres with a glow discharge plasma improves the ability to dye them, according to US researchers.
Textile Enhancements International Inc has developed a technique that it claims improve the appearance, cover and physical properties of woven fabrics.
Improvements to the hydroenhancement of fabrics are the subject of US Patent 6 343 410.
An abrasion- and wrinkle-resistant finish for fabrics that, its inventor claims, is effectively permanent is the subject of International Patent 01/18304.
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