ANTIBACTERIAL FIBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THE FIBER, ANTIBACTERIAL FIBER PRODUCT COMPRISING THE ANTIBACTERIAL FIBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THE PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR REGENERATION OF THE PRODUCT
[Problem] To provide an antimicrobial fiber that has an excellent antimicrobial effect and exhibits excellent durability of its antimicrobial effect, a method for producing it, and an antimicrobial fiber product comprising the antimicrobial fiber that has an excellent antimicrobial effect and exhibits excellent durability of its antimicrobial effect, and a method for producing it, and a method for regenerating it. [Means for Solution] An antimicrobial fiber bearing an anionic functional group, wherein at least a part of the anionic functional group forms a quaternary ammonium salt and at least another part thereof forms an antimicrobial metal salt. The quaternary ammonium salt is preferably a cetylpyridinium salt, and the antimicrobial metal salt is preferably a zinc salt. The fiber is preferably a carboxyalkylated cellulose fiber. An antimicrobial fiber product comprising the antimicrobial fiber.
