Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

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Kimberly-clark Corporation

Ketan N Shah

Stephen Michael Campbell

Anthony John Wisneski

John Patrick Cundy

Sriram Padmanabhan Anjur

There is provided a melt extrudable, moisture curable thermoplastic polymer which is produced from a silane modified elastomeric polymer and which has improved hysteresis, reduced stress decay and improved creep properties. The polymer may be processed into a nonwoven web, film or foam which may be laminated to other materials such as spunbond polyolefin layers and may be used in medical, personal care, feminine hygiene and other applications.

Process for producing a film using silane modified elastomeric

Process for producing a nonwoven web using silane modified elastomeric

There is provided a melt extrudable, moisture curable thermoplastic polymer which is produced from a silane modified elastomeric polymer and which has improved hysteresis, reduced stress decay and improved creep properties. The polymer may be processed into a nonwoven web, film, fiber or foam which may be laminated to other materials such as spunbond polyolefin layers and may be used in medical, personal care, feminine hygiene and other applications.

Silane modified elastomeric compositions and articles made therefrom

Disclosed is an elastomeric absorbent structure containing wettable staple fiber and thermoplastic elastomeric fiber. The elastomeric absorbent structure exhibits improved elastic properties as compared to an otherwise essentially identical absorbent structure without any thermoplastic elastomeric fiber. Also disclosed is a disposable absorbent product containing such an elastomeric absorbent structure.

Elastomeric absorbent structure

Disclosed is a nonwoven elastomeric material of a thermoplastic, elastomeric composition comprising a block copolymer which comprises an elastomeric midblock portion and a thermoplastic endblock portion, a first tackifying resin substantially compatible with and substantially associated with the midblock portion, and a second tackifying resin substantially compatible with and substantially associated with the endblock portion. The nonwoven elastomeric material exhibits both desired elastic and adhesive properties and is useful in imparting elastic properties to flexible, non-elastic substrates. Also disclosed is a disposable absorbent product, including the nonwoven elastomeric material and intended for the absorption of body fluids.

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Appleton, WI, United States of America

Ketan N Shah