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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsOomman P. Thomas, Balaji Kovil Kandadai, Timothy W. Reader, Bryon P. Day, Luke McCullen
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A nonwoven web material that contains fibers formed by compounding at least one polymer with a tackifier is provided. The nonwoven web material can be used as a wipe or tack cloth and can exhibit a dust holding capacity of at least about 10 grams/m2 and a lint potential of less than about 5 fibers/cm2. In addition to containing a tackifier that is compounded with the polymer(s) used to form the fibers of the web, the nonwoven web material can be textured, post-bonded, apertured, or treated with elemental fluorine gas to further improve its dust holding capacity and minimize lint production. In addition, the nonwoven web material leaves minimal residue after contacting a surface.
A nonwoven web material, the nonwoven web material comprising fibers, wherein the fibers comprise a first polymer and a second polymer, wherein the first polymer comprises an olefin homopolymer and the second polymer comprises an olefin-based plastomer having a glass transition temperature of less than about 25° C., wherein the nonwoven web material has a dust holding capacity of from about 10 grams/m2 to about 130 grams/m2, and wherein the amount of residue present on a surface wiped with the nonwoven web material ranges from about 0 grams/2 to about 0.02 grams/m2.
A method of forming a tack cloth comprising a nonwoven web material, the method comprising:
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