Fibrous structure and absorbent article including such a fibrous structure
AssigneeSCA Hygiene Products AB
InventorsThami Chihani, Panayotis Cocolios, François Coeuret, Anna Nihlstrand, Alain Villermet
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Abstract
A fibrous structure is described for use in hygienic articles such as diapers, sanitary napkins, incontinence guards, wipes and the like, having one or more polar, silicon containing compounds bound to at least one portion of the surface of the fibrous structure by interaction between the surface and the silicon containing compounds. The fibrous structure exhibits a predetermined degree of hydrophilicity and adhesion properties which are substantially unaffected by wetting of the fibrous structure. Absorbent, hygienic and textile articles comprising such a fibrous structure are also described.
Claims35
An absorbent article comprising:
- an absorbent body enclosed between a fluid impermeable cover sheet and a fluid permeable cover sheet wherein the fluid permeable cover sheet comprises at least one fibrous structure and wherein:
- a) at least a portion of a surface of at least one of said fibrous structures is bound to at least one polar, silicon containing compound by interaction between the surface and the silicon-containing compound;
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- b) the fibrous structure(s) exhibit(s) a predetermined degree of hydrophilicity which is substantially unaffected by wetting of the structure, and/or exhibit(s) adhesion properties which are substantially unaffected by wetting of the structure, wherein said fibrous structure(s) bound to a silicon containing compound has been submitted to an electrical discharge, in the presence of a gaseous mixture comprising at least one type of silicon-containing gaseous compound, oxygen or oxygen-containing gas, and a carrier gas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.