Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
5-14-2002
Patent Number
Patent Number 6387493
Abstract
The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.
Application Number
09/439,744
Assignees
Clemson University Research Foundation (Clemson, SC)
Filing Date
11/15/1999
Primary/U.S. Class
428/397
Other/U.S. Class
428/357; 428/400; 428/401; 428/480; 428/482