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Temporary wet strength additives

US7258763B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 2004
Grant dateAug 21, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21H17/38
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Temporary wet strength additives, more particularly, temporary wet strength additives comprising a polymer backbone, wherein the polymer backbone comprises a co-crosslinking monomeric unit, preferably a reversible co-crosslinking monomeric unit, especially in the presence of water, a homo-crosslinking monomeric units and a cationic monomeric unit, fibrous structures comprising such temporary wet strength additives, sanitary tissue products comprising such fibrous structures and processes for making such fibrous structures and/or such sanitary tissue product. Such fibrous structures and sanitary tissue products exhibit high initial wet tensile strength and improved flushability and/or reduced-clogging properties.

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