Absorbent articles comprising hydrophilic nonwoven fabrics

US7858157B2 · 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: Mar 12, 2009
• Grant date: Dec 28, 2010
• Expiry date: Mar 12, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

A process for treating fibers to render the fibers more hydrophilic. The process includes contacting the fibers with a solution of hydrophilic monomers and radical polymerization initiators and exposing the fibers to UV radiation.