Inventors:
John M. Comerford - Morganville NJ
Chandra Kapur - East Brunswick NJ
Assignee:
Personal Products Company - Milltown NJ
International Classification:
A61F 1300
A61G 704
C08L 302
C08L 8900
Abstract:
A biodegradable barrier film is provided which is useful as a barrier layer in absorbent pads such as sanitary napkins and diapers. The film comprises a matrix of a non-biodegradable film-forming material which is resistant to solubility in water having a biodegradable material homogeneously dispersed therein, the biodegradable material being present in said film in an amount from about 40 to about 60 weight percent based on the total weight of said biodegradable and said non-biodegradable film-forming material in said film.