Patent ID: 6359063
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A61L,C08F,C08J,C08L

Abstract:
A personal care article having a backing or barrier layer comprising a polyolefin-containing water degradable film, said polyolefin-containing water degradable film comprising:a) at least 55 weight percent of a modified polyolefin; and b) 45 weight percent or less of a modified poly(ethylene oxide), wherein said modified polyolefin and said modified poly(ethylene oxide) are modified by grafting respectively thereto from about 0.1 to about 30 weight percent of a monomer operative to effect in said water degradable film losses of at least 10 percent in two or more tensile properties selected from the group consisting of percent strain-to-break, peak stress, energy-to-break and modulus after being immersed in water for 30 seconds.