Fibrous elements comprising polyethylene oxide
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsMark Robert Sivik, Mark William Hamersky, Paul R. Mort, III, Jose Manuel Montenegro-Alvarado, Seth Edward Lindberg
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Abstract
Fibrous elements containing one or more fibrous element-forming materials and one or more polyethylene oxides, and methods for making same are provided.
Claims20
A fibrous element comprising one or more fibrous element-forming materials and a first polyethylene oxide, wherein the first polyethylene oxide exhibits a weight average molecular weight of greater than 10,000 g/mol but less than 500,000 g/mol as measured according to the Weight Average Molecular Weight Test Method and wherein the fibrous element exhibits a Stain Removal Index of one or more of the following:
- a) greater than −1.1 for Black Todd Clay as measured according to the Cleaning Test Method;
- and b) greater than −4.0 for US Clay as measured according to the Cleaning Test Method.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.