FIBROUS STRUCTURE AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE INCLUDING SUCH A FIBROUS STRUCTURE

• Main Authors: COEURET FRANCOIS, CHIHANI THAMI, VILLERMET ALAIN, COCOLIOS PANAYOTIS, NIHLSTRAND ANNA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.02.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; LAUNDERING; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TEXTILES; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS,FABRICS, FEATHERS, OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS

A fibrous structure notably for use in hygienic articles such as diapers, sanitary napkins, incontinence guards, wipes and the like, having one or several types of 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, whereby the fibrous structure exhibits a predetermined degree of hydrophilicity and adhesion properties which are substantially unaffected by wetting of the fibrous structure. Further, the invention pertains to absorbent, hygienic and textile articles comprising such a fibrous structure.