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Collagen Business
Collagen Business

Kaneka Corporation is currently developing and commercializing regenerated collagen fiber in its business model.

ABOUT

The regenerated collagen fiber is a next generation fiber featuring the following five performance properties:

 Soft texture

Comfortable touch

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 Moisture absorbing and desorbing properties

Absorbs moisture, excels in absorbing and releasing diffusing moisture, and maintains a comfortable hand

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 Antibacterial property

Prevents bacterial proliferation and keeps fiber free of contamination

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 Deodorizing property

Eliminates odor with an excellent deodorizing property.

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 Flame resistance

Very low combustibility

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 Soft texture

Soft texture

The soft texture is specific to regenerated collagen fiber.
It will become softer when the fiber absorbs moisture.

 Moisture absorbing and desorbing properties

Features a high affinity for water and exhibits excellent moisture absorbing and releasing properties.

Regenerated collagen fiber absorbs and desorbs moisture about twice than cotton
Moisture absorbing and desorbing properties

(Resulting values do not mean guaranteed values)

 Antibacterial property

Features an antibacterial property against bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumonia, MRSA, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Antibacterial property
  Logarithmic value
 

Reference

Cotton

100%

Cotton

50%

Collagen

Concentration of inoculum
(quantity/mL)
2.0×105
Immediately after inoculation 4.59 4.67 4.58
Immediately after inoculation 7.88 7.13 2.41
Proliferation value (F) 3.3 - -
Antibacterial activity value (S) - 0.8 5.5
Antibacterial test:
JIS L 1902-2015, fungal liquid absorption
method:
Pour plate method
Bacterial species:
Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus NBRC 12732
Pretreatment:
Samples were washed 10 times using JAFET standard detergent (40 mL/30 L).

(Resulting values do not mean guaranteed values)

 Deodorizing property

Highly effective for offensive odors such as sweat (ammonia, acetic acid, and isovaleric acid), trimethylamineand indole.

Deodorizing property
  Odor reduction (%)
  100% Polyester non-woven 14% Collagen non-woven
Ammonia 7 95
Acetic acid 20 89
Insovaleric acid 24 56
Deodorizing property testing methods:
The certification standards for deodorant finished textile products, Japan Textile Evaluation Technology Council
Initial concentration of gas/sample size:
ammonia:
100ppm/100cm2
Acetic acid:
50ppm/100cm2
Isovaleric acid:
38ppm/50cm2
Pretreatment:
Samples were washed 10 times using JAFET standard detergent (40 mL/30 L).

(Resulting values do not mean guaranteed values)

 Flame resistance

The fiber has high flame-retardant properties. Once the flame source is removed, the fiber is self-extinguishing.

Flame resistance
Flame resistance

(Resulting values do not mean guaranteed values)

APPLICATIONS

The regenerated collagen fiber is expected to serve a variety of purposes in daily life. *The following offers examples of uses.

Beauty products

Beauty products

Intimate apparel

Intimate apparel

Baby goods

Baby goods

Healthcare products

Healthcare products

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ORIGIN OF FIBER

Cattle split leather is used as a raw material in collagen fiber production. For details, contact us.

Contact

For inquiries about Kanecaron®'s collagen fiber, please click here.

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