WO2005004768A3 - Articles containing nanofibers produced from a low energy process - Google Patents

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WO2005004768A3
WO2005004768A3 PCT/US2004/021129 US2004021129W WO2005004768A3 WO 2005004768 A3 WO2005004768 A3 WO 2005004768A3 US 2004021129 W US2004021129 W US 2004021129W WO 2005004768 A3 WO2005004768 A3 WO 2005004768A3
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Olaf Erik Alexander Isele
Rajeev Chhabra
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Olaf Erik Alexander Isele
Rajeev Chhabra
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/51—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the outer layers
    • A61F13/514—Backsheet, i.e. the impermeable cover or layer furthest from the skin
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04H—MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION
    • D04H13/00—Other non-woven fabrics
    • D04H13/02—Production of non-woven fabrics by partial defibrillation of oriented thermoplastics films
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T442/00—Fabric [woven, knitted, or nonwoven textile or cloth, etc.]
    • Y10T442/60—Nonwoven fabric [i.e., nonwoven strand or fiber material]

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Abstract

The present invention is directed to hygiene articles comprising nanofibers. The nanofibers are made from an energy efficient melt fibrillation process. The melt fibrillation process will have a polymer throughput of more than about 10 grams per minute per orifice. Preferably, the process will have a fiberizing fluid temperature of less than about 50 C above the polymer melting point and a fiberizing fluid velocity of less than about 100 meters per second. The nanofibers, having a diameter of less than 1 micron, must comprise a significant number of the fibers in one layer of the web contained by the hygiene article. Preferably, the nanofibers are produced in a melt film fibrillation process. The hygiene articles include diapers, training pants, adult incontinence pads, catamenial products such as feminine care pads and pantiliners, tampons, personal cleansing articles, personal care articles, and personal care wipes including baby wipes, facial wipes, and feminine wipes.
PCT/US2004/021129 2003-06-30 2004-06-30 Articles containing nanofibers produced from a low energy process WO2005004768A2 (en)

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JP2006518754A JP2007528748A (en) 2003-06-30 2004-06-30 Articles containing nanofibers manufactured by a low energy process
EP20040756496 EP1638496B1 (en) 2003-06-30 2004-06-30 Articles containing nanofibers produced from a low energy process
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