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Processing and Property Study of Cotton-Surfaced Nonwovens

Christine Qin Sun

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37916, U.S.A.

Dong Zhang

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37916, U.S.A.

Larry C. Wadsworth

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37916, U.S.A.

Mac McLean

Cotton Incorporated, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, U.S.A.

Cotton-surfaced nonwovens have been developed by thermally bonding cotton precur sor webs with unbonded spunbond (SB) PP webs on a spunbond line, with cotton on one or both sides. The novel two- or three-layered laminates have a hand similar to cotton knits or hydroentangled fabrics, and also exhibit excellent strength and elongation properties, making them more suitable for some highly desirable disposable and short-wear-cycle applications such as medical and personal hygiene products. The cotton precursor webs are thermally bonded cotton and PP staple (TCPP) webs (25-27 g/m2). Six different TCPP webs are used with three blend ratios of cotton/pp (60/40, 50/50, 40/60) and two different deniers (1.9 and 2.2 denier) and two lengths (1.0 and 1.5 inches) of PP staple fibers. A comprehensive study is made of the effect of processing conditions on the properties of the laminates as bonded on the SB line, with SB web weights of 17 and 34 g/m2.

Textile Research Journal, Vol. 70, No. 5, 449-453 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/004051750007000511
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