Nanofabricated gecko-like fasteners with adhesive hairs for disposable absorbent articles
US7811272B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24017
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disposable absorbent article has a nanofabricated attachment means having adhesive hairs disposed on a substrate wherein the hairs are effective to adhesively engage an opposing surface having a polymeric film or a fibrous web. In another embodiment, the absorbent article has a gecko-like fastener including a substrate and a plurality of adhesive hairs arising from the substrate having a base section, midsection, and top section, a height of about 0.5 microns to about 8 millimeters, and a diameter greater than about 0.05 microns.
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