A Process for Making a Hydrophilic Nonwoven Structure, a Nonwoven Structure Produced Thereby and an Article Containing the Nonwoven Structure

A process for making a hydrophilic nonwoven structure comprising: forming a nonwoven structure comprising fibers; and exposing the nonwoven structure to an atmospheric plasma comprising an inert gas and a substance having a polar group and which can be vaporized or made into an aerosol and which for...

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Hauptverfasser: Aslan-Guerel Evren, Koopmans Rudolph J, Claasen Gert J
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Zusammenfassung:A process for making a hydrophilic nonwoven structure comprising: forming a nonwoven structure comprising fibers; and exposing the nonwoven structure to an atmospheric plasma comprising an inert gas and a substance having a polar group and which can be vaporized or made into an aerosol and which forms a free radical upon exposure to a dielectric barrier discharge is provided. Also provided are nonwoven structures produced thereby and articles containing the nonwoven structures.