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US 10,517,836 B2Granted
Methods of delivering a health care active by administering personal health care articles comprising a filmament
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsTrevor John Darcy, Steven Ray Gilbert, Gregory Charles Gordon, Rajeev Chhabra, William Maxwell Allen, Jr.
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Abstract
A method of delivering a health care active having the steps of administering to a mammal in need of a health benefit or a treatment for a health condition a personal health care article and consuming the article. The article contains one or more filaments that contain a backbone material, a health care active and optionally aesthetic agents, extensional aids, plasticizers, and crosslinking agents.
Claims14
An oral care article comprising:
- a. one or more nonwoven webs, the one or more nonwoven webs comprising:
- i. from about 10% to about 80%, by weight of the one or more nonwoven webs, of one or more backbone materials;
- ii. less than 10%, by weight of the nonwoven web, of water;
- b. a coating composition comprising one or more oral care actives;
- wherein the coating composition is sealed between the one or more nonwoven webs, the one or more oral care actives comprising a teeth whitening agent, a tooth care agent, a mouthwash agent, a periodontal gum care agent, or combinations thereof, and wherein the coating composition is releasable from the oral care article upon exposure to an oral cavity.
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