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.
Claims16
A dispersible moist wipe comprising hydroentangled fibers and from about 0.5 grams per square meter (gsm) to about 5 gsm of an ion-triggerable binder composition, the 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%.
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