Absorbent article containing a porous polyolefin film
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsVasily A. Topolkaraev, Ryan J. McEneany, Antonio J. Carrillo, Mark M. Mleziva, Andy J. Meyer
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Abstract
An absorbent article containing a polyolefin film is provided. The polyolefin film is formed by a thermoplastic composition containing a continuous phase that includes a polyolefin matrix polymer and nanoinclusion additive is provided. The nanoinclusion additive is dispersed within the continuous phase as discrete nano-scale phase domains. When drawn, the nano-scale phase domains are able to interact with the matrix in a unique manner to create a network of nanopores.
Claims24
An absorbent article that contains an absorbent member positioned between a backsheet and a topsheet, wherein the absorbent article comprises a film formed from a thermoplastic composition that contains a continuous phase that includes a polyolefin matrix polymer and a nanoinclusion additive dispersed within the continuous phase in the form of discrete domains, wherein the nanoinclusion additive includes a functionalized polyolefin,
- wherein a porous network is defined in the composition that includes a plurality of nanopores having an average cross-sectional dimension of about 800 nanometers or less;
- wherein the nanoinclusion additive is present in the thermoplastic composition in an amount from about 0.05 wt. % to about 10 wt. % based on the weight of the continuous phase;
- wherein the composition further comprising a microinclusion additive dispersed within the continuous phase in the form of discrete domain and the microinclusion additive is a polymer that includes a styreneic copolymer, fluoropolymer, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, or polyester;
- wherein the microinclusion additive is present in the thermoplastic composition in an amount of from about 1 wt. % to about 20 wt. %;
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- wherein the film has a hydrohead value of 50 centimeters or more, as determined in accordance with ATTCC 127-2008.
The absorbent article of claim , wherein the functionalized polyolefin is a polyepoxide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.