Process for making fibrous structures comprising a polymer structure
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsLinda Evers Smith, David William Cabell, Larry Neil Mackey, Gregory Charles Gordon, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Tedi-Lea Anne DeBruler
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Abstract
Polymer structures and methods for making such polymer structures are provided. More particularly, polymer structures comprising a hydroxyl polymer structure, such as a fiber comprising a hydroxyl polymer are provided. Even more particularly, fibrous structures comprising a hydroxyl polymer structure, such as a fiber comprising a hydroxyl polymer, wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a CETM Factor of less than 20 and/or a CETM*L2 Factor of less than 950 are provided.
Claims10
A process for making a fibrous structure comprising a hydroxyl polymer structure, wherein the fibrous structure comprises fused regions and exhibits a CETM*L2 Factor of less than 950, the process comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a polymer composition comprising from about 30% to about 90% by weight of one or more hydroxyl polymers, from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of a crosslinking agent, and from about 10% to about 70% by weight of water;
- b. producing a crosslinked hydroxyl polymer structure in the form of a fiber from the polymer composition;
- c. forming a fibrous structure comprising the hydroxyl polymer fiber;
- d. subjecting the fibrous structure to a thermal bonding operation such that the fibrous structure comprising fused regions and exhibiting a CETM*L2 Factor of less than 950 is formed.
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