▎ 摘　　要

NOVELTY - Polymer fiber or fabric comprises graphene or its derivative at 0.0001-1 wt.%/wt.%, or 1-10000 ppm, where the graphene is incorporated within the polymer, and the polymer fiber or fabric has a feature chosen from a group comprising anti-microbial, antistatic, anti-odor, wicking, thermal cooling and UV protection, or their combinations. USE - The fiber or fabric is used in the applications/manufacture of commercial products such as textile products for personal use, for medical applications/hospitals such as aprons, garments, furniture covers, bed covers, pillow covers, curtains, other apparels, upholstery, carpets and bags, and used as garment materials, sports wears, apparels in hospitals, medical devices, air purifiers and auto motive textile applications. ADVANTAGE - The polymer fiber/fabric utilizes graphene at relatively low concentration, has beneficial properties at low concentrations of graphene and/or its derivatives, excellent washing fastness, rubbing fastness, perspiration fastness, sublimation fastness and light fastness, that is retained for the lifetime of the fiber, and ensures retention of the beneficial properties along with excellent washing, rubbing, perspiration, sublimation and light fastness features up to the life of the fiber, even after washes of the polymer fabric and provides excellent stability to the polymer fabric after repeated washing cycles, and the life of the fiber/fabric. The polymer fiber/fabric has enhanced anti-microbial, antistatic, anti-odor, wicking, thermal cooling and UV protection as compared to unprocessed polymer fabrics without compromising the hand-feel, texture and visual aspects of the final fabric, which is retained for the life of the fiber/fabric, and provides incorporation of all the properties in one step integrated process without additional processing steps, cost, manpower and time, along with increase the strength of the fiber /fabric, and its production method is economical, repeatable and commercially/industrially viable process for production. The fiber or fabric achieves the antimicrobial, antistatic, anti odour, wicking, thermal cooling and ultraviolet protection features of the polymer fabric without compromising the hand-feel, texture and visual aspects of the final fabric. DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following: a process of preparing the polymer fiber or fabric, comprising incorporating graphene or its derivative during synthesis of the polymer, and drawing the polymer into a fiber optionally followed by converting it to a fabric; and a method of improving one or more characteristic of a polymer fiber or fabric, comprising act of incorporating graphene or its derivative during synthesis of the polymer.