SBIR Phase I: The Synthesis of Xyloglucan Conjugates for Textile Manufacturing

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将开发制备木葡聚糖结合物的方法，用作将功能性化学品附着到纤维素和/或纤维素纺织品上的分子锚。可以通过这种方法附着到纤维素上的功能性化学品包括染料、织物柔软剂、抗微生物剂和润滑剂。水溶性木葡聚糖缀合物将不可逆地结合到纤维素上，为目前可用的纺织工业技术提供了经济有效的替代方案。该项目的目标是开发和优化化学-酶促方法，用于制备新型木葡聚糖缀合物，并在各种纺织品制造工艺中测试缀合物。第一阶段项目将导致这些木葡聚糖结合物的实验室规模生产，并将这些分子作为工业材料进行分析。该项目的商业应用是在消费品领域。开发对环境无害的方法生产成品纺织品和减少对纺织品整理剂（例如织物柔软剂）的重复使用，将比现有技术具有显著的经济和健康优势。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project will develop methods to prepare xyloglucan conjugates for use as molecular anchors for the attachment of functional chemicals to cellulose and/or cellulose textiles. The functional chemicals that can be attached to cellulose by this method include dyes, fabric softeners, antimicrobial agents, and lubricants. The water-soluble xyloglucan conjugates will bind irreversibly to cellulose, providing an economical and efficient alternative to the currently available textile industrial technology. The objectives of this project are to develop and optimize chemo-enzymatic methods for the preparation of novel xyloglucan conjugates and the testing of the conjugates in various textile manufacturing processes. This Phase I project will result in the laboratory scale production of these xyloglucan conjugates and to the analysis of these molecules as industrial materials. The commercial application of this project is in the area of consumer products. The development of environmentally benign methods for the production of finished textiles and the reduction of need for re-application of textile finishes (e.g. fabric softeners) will provide significant economic and health advantages over existing technologies.