Nonwoven fabrics with additive enhancing barrier properties
AssigneeAVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc.
InventorsRalph A. Moody, III, Mehmet Selcuk Sinangil, Albert G. Dietz, III, Pierre Grondin
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Abstract
Nonwoven fabrics having liquid barrier properties are provided. The nonwoven fabrics may include one or more nonwoven layers, in which one or more of the nonwoven layers may include a liquid-barrier-enhancing-additive (LBEA) comprising an amide. The nonwoven fabrics may be suitable for use in a wide variety of liquid barrier applications, including facemasks, surgical gowns, surgical drapes, lab coats, and barrier components of absorbent articles (e.g., barrier leg cuffs).
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A nonwoven fabric, comprising:
- one or more nonwoven layers;
- wherein at least one of the one or more nonwoven layers comprises a liquid-barrier-enhancing-additive (LBEA) comprising an amide.
A method of forming a nonwoven fabric, comprising:
- (a) forming a polymer melt comprising a liquid-barrier-enhancing-additive (LBEA) comprising an amide;
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- (b) forming one or more nonwoven layers from the polymer melt to provide the nonwoven fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.