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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thami Chihani, Mölnlycke, SE;
Göran Canbäck, Västra Frölunda, SE;
Urban Wecke, Göteborg, SE;
Thomas Hjertberg, Göteborg, SE;
Assignee:
SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag, Gothenburg, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ; B32B 3/120 ; B32B 2/702 ; D02G 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ; B32B 3/120 ; B32B 2/702 ; D02G 3/00 ;
Abstract
A superabsorbent fiber or a nonwoven material including a thermoplastic polymeric fiber to which solid particles of superabsorbent material have been thermobonded by heating the polymeric fiber to a temperature at which adhesion is obtained between the fiber and the particles and a method of making the same. Also, an absorbent article is produced including such a superabsorbent fiber or nonwoven material.