Dispersible hydroentangled basesheet with triggerable binder
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsKenneth John Zwick, Nathan John Vogel, WanDuk Lee, Joseph Kenneth Baker, Colin Ackroyd
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Abstract
The present disclosure is generally directed to a dispersible moist wipe comprising hydroentangled fibers and a binder composition. The moist wipe demonstrates high initial wet strength while maintaining effective dispersion in an aqueous environment. The moist wipe has potential application as a flushable surface cleaning product and/or a flushable cleansing cloth.
Claims20
A dispersible moist wipe comprising:
- entangled fibers;
- and,
- a binder composition, wherein the binder composition comprises the polymerization product of a vinyl-functional cationic monomer and one or more hydrophobic vinyl monomers with alkyl side chains of 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
A dispersible moist wipe having a geometric mean tensile (GMT) wet strength of at least about 300 grams per inch (g/in), a GMT soak wet strength of less than about 180 g/in, and a CD stretch percent greater than about 40%.
A dispersible moist wipe comprising:
- entangled fibers;
- and,
- a binder composition, wherein the binder composition comprises the polymerization product of a vinyl-functional cationic monomer and one or more hydrophobic vinyl monomers with alkyl side chains of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein the vinyl-functional cationic monomer is selected from the group consisting of [2-(acryloxy)ethyl] dimethyl ammonium chloride, [2-(methacryloxy)ethyl]dimethyl ammonium chloride, [2-(acryloxy)ethyl]trimethyl ammonium chloride, [2-(methacryloxy)ethyl]trimethyl ammonium chloride, (3-acrylamidopropyl)trimethyl ammonium chloride, N,N-diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride, [2-(acryloxy)ethyl]dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride, [2-(methacryloxy)ethyl]dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.