Title:
COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR REDUCING WATER SOLUBILITY OF A STARCH COMPONENT IN A MULTICOMPONENT FIBER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004046432
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A melt spinnable multicomponent fiber is provided that comprises a first component comprising a starch insolubilizing agent and a thermoplastic polymer, and a second component comprising destructurized starch and a plasticizer. The insolubilizing agent acts on the starch of the second component to render the starch less soluble when the fiber is exposed to water. The invention is also directed to nonwoven webs and disposable articles comprising the multicomponent fibers.
Inventors:
BOND ERIC BRYAN
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/036148
Publication Date:
September 02, 2004
Filing Date:
November 14, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PROCTER & GAMBLE (US)
International Classes:
D01F8/04; (IPC1-7): D01F8/00; D01F8/18; D04H1/42
Foreign References:
| EP0814184A1 | 1997-12-29 | |||
| US5516815A | 1996-05-14 | |||
| EP0232121A2 | 1987-08-12 | |||
| US6218321B1 | 2001-04-17 |
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