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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1989
John J Sayovitz, Marietta, GA (US);
Cheryl A Perkins, Marietta, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A polymeric fabric having enhanced wettability, a method for producing such wettable polymeric fabric, and composition for us in the method are provided. The polymeric fabric comprises a primary surfactant on the surface of the polymeric fabric, the primary surfactant having a low solubility in water and dispersible in water. The primary surfactant is applied to the fabric in an aqueous solution. The primary surfactant is preferably applied to the fabric in a composiiton comprising the primary surfactant, water, and a co-surfactant functional to wet the polymeric fabric with the composition during application of the composition to the polymeric fabric. The co-surfactant is present in the composition in an amount sufficient to provide for substantially uniform distribution of the primary surfactant onto the polymeric fabric.