A cleaning cloth comprising yarn with antibacterial or fungicidal properties

摘要

A cleaning cloth comprises a carrier web 10 carrying a multiplicity of loops 12 of yarn. The yarn may be made from a synthetic plastics material, such as acrylic. The carrier web is formed at least in part from yarn which exhibits an anti-bacterial and / or anti-fungal property. The antibacterial / antifungal may incorporated into the yarn. Silver is an effective anti-fungal and anti-bacterial, and may be used to coat the yarn fibres. This enables the cloth to be used repeatedly without the risk of the cloth spreading bacteria or fungi. The loops are preferably sub-divided into a multiplicity of filaments or microfibres which help the cloth to clean small crevices.