Chemiluminescent wetness indicator for absorbent products
AssigneeWeyerhaeuser NR Company
InventorsBrent A. Petersen, Venketa R. Parthasarathy
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are fluff pulp compositions, absorbent articles comprising the fluff pulp compositions, and related methods. The fluff pulp compositions comprise a chemiluminescent system configured to produce visible light upon contact with an aqueous system. Representative absorbent articles include disposable diapers and adult incontinence products. Representative chemiluminescent systems include bioluminescent systems.
Claims20
A fluff pulp composition, comprising fluff pulp and a chemiluminescent system configured to produce visible light upon contact with an aqueous system, wherein the chemiluminescent system comprises at least one component selected from a luciferin and a luciferase.
An absorbent article, comprising:
- a top sheet that is liquid permeable;
- a back sheet that is liquid impermeable;
- fluff pulp disposed between the top sheet and the back sheet;
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- a chemiluminescent system configured to produce visible light upon contact with an aqueous system, wherein the chemiluminescent system comprises a luciferin and a luciferase.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.