Abstract
To develop reusable incontinence products, blend nonwovens of hollow viscose rayon (HVR) and super absorbent fibers (SAFs) were prepared using a needle-punching process and their liquid handling properties, such as the fluid absorption capacity, fluid retention capacity, fluid absorption under load, moisture evaporation rate, and repeated water absorption were investigated. As the SAF content in the HVR/SAF blend nonwovens was increased, the fluid absorption capacity, fluid retention capacity, and fluid absorption under load increased, whereas the moisture evaporation rate decreased. SAF had a more significant effect on fluid retention than fluid absorption. In the case of HVR/SAF(8/2) and HVR/SAF(7/3), more than 100 % of the fluid absorption capacity was retained even after 5 cycles of repeated water absorption tests. Overall, the HVR/SAF blend nonwovens are good candidates for reusable incontinence products.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1104-1110 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Fibers and Polymers |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jul 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016, The Korean Fiber Society and Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
Keywords
- Hollow viscose rayon
- Incontinence
- Liquid handling properties
- Repeated water absorption
- Super absorbent fiber