Absorbent articles comprising hydrophilic nonwoven fabrics

US7521587B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Ludwig Busam · Idstein, DE
• Andreas Flohr · Kronberg, DE
• Christofer Fuchs · Kronberg, DE
• Ekaterina Anatolyevna Ponomarenko · Schwalbach am Taunus, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 2003
• Grant date: Apr 21, 2009
• Expiry date: Aug 26, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T442/2918
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to absorbent articles comprising nonwoven fabrics, which are made hydrophilic by polymers chemically bonded to the surface of the nonwoven fabrics.Moreover, the invention relates to a process for making hydrophilic fibers, which can be formed into a nonwoven fabric.