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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Inventors:
Vinod Chaudhary, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Sarah Hartman, Flint, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/513 (2006.01); A61F 13/49 (2006.01); A61F 13/511 (2006.01); A61L 15/24 (2006.01); A61L 15/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/513 (2013.01); A61F 13/49009 (2013.01); A61F 13/51113 (2013.01); A61L 15/24 (2013.01); A61L 15/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
An absorbent article can include a bodyside liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent body disposed between the bodyside liner and the outer cover. The bodyside liner can be treated with a surfactant. A component of the absorbent article can be treated with a hydrophobically modified polymer. The hydrophobically modified polymer can be configured to interact with the surfactant upon wetting of the absorbent article when the surfactant and the hydrophobically modified polymer are in an aqueous solution to increase surface tension of the aqueous solution.