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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2017
Avintiv Specialty Materials Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Ralph A Moody, III, Mooresville, NC (US);
Mehmet Selcuk Sinangil, Mooresville, NC (US);
Albert G. Dietz, III, Davidson, NC (US);
Pierre Grondin, Mooresville, NC (US);
AVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Nonwoven fabrics having liquid barrier properties are provided. The nonwoven fabrics may include one or more nonwoven layers, in which one or more of the nonwoven layers may include a liquid-barrier-enhancing-additive (LBEA) comprising an amide. The nonwoven fabrics may be suitable for use in a wide variety of liquid barrier applications, including facemasks, surgical gowns, surgical drapes, lab coats, and barrier components of absorbent articles (e.g., barrier leg cuffs).