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Liquid handling properties of hollow viscose rayon/super absorbent fibers nonwovens for reusable incontinence products

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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.

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    Ga Hee Kim, Yoon Jin Kim & Jung Nam Im

  2. Department of Applied Organic Materials Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Korea

    Ga Hee Kim & Ji Ho Youk

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Kim, G.H., Youk, J.H., Kim, Y.J. et al. Liquid handling properties of hollow viscose rayon/super absorbent fibers nonwovens for reusable incontinence products. Fibers Polym 17, 1104–1110 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-016-6297-y

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