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Tacky allergen trap and filter medium, and method for containing allergens

a technology of allergen traps and filter media, which is applied in the field of nonwoven materials, can solve the problems of compound solutions, difficult to see without sophisticated microscopy, and virtually transparent dust mites, and achieves the effect of eradicating mite infestations outdoors such as in farms

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-04-22
BUCKEYE TECH INC
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Benefits of technology

"The present invention is a tacky material that can be used to trap micro-particles and allergens, such as dust mites, in various products like mattresses or cushions. The material is made up of a woven or nonwoven substrate with matrix fibers and an adhesive. The substrate can be made by a manufacturer or a consumer and can be attached to a surface using the adhesive. The tacky material can also be used as a filter to filter out allergens from a fluidized stream. The technical effects of this invention include improved air quality, reduced allergic reactions, and improved hygiene."

Problems solved by technology

Moreover, dust mites are virtually transparent and can be difficult to see without sophisticated microscopy.
Further, the solutions do not enhance the cushioning or comfort of the user on the allergen-carrying article as would be offered by a nonwoven-based article.
However, such compounds, while effective in eradicating mite infestations outdoors such as in farms, are not feasible for indoor use.
In this respect, such acaricides are toxic to humans, and the extermination of mites by spraying of miticide chemicals has the side-effect of polluting the inhabited environment while also posing a toxicity risk for humans, particularly children and infants, as well as cats.
Further, organophosphate acaricides cannot be used on beddings and, therefore the mites are left undisturbed in their main living site.

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Basic Airlaid Structures

[0133]Nonwoven substrates were produced having dimensions of 0.3556 meters by 0.3556 meters (14 inches by 14 inches). The substrates were produced using a laboratory padformer that deposits individualized fibers on a forming wire under vacuum. Airfelts having basis weights of 40 gsm (grams per square meter), 45 gsm, 50 gsm, 80 gsm, and 100 gsm, respectively, were prepared on the padformer. The raw materials used were southern softwood Kraft fluff pulp, available as FOLEY FLUFFS® from Buckeye Technologies Inc., Memphis, Tenn., and bicomponent binder fiber with a polyethylene sheath over a polyester core, available as Type T-255 with merge number 1661, which had a 2.2 dtex denier and 6-mm length, made by Trevira GmbH of Bobingen, Germany.

[0134]Table 1 shows the amount of pulp and bicomponent fiber used in the experimental substrates.

TABLE 1Composition of Laboratory Padformed SamplesSample ASample BSample CSample DSample EBasis Wt.Basis Wt.Basis Wt.Basis Wt.Basi...

example 2

Airlaid Substrate

[0135]An airlaid substrate called NLT3 was prepared on a Dan-Web pilot scale airlaid manufacturing unit at Buckeye Technologies, Inc. in Memphis, Tenn. The raw materials were (1) a southern softwood Kraft fluff pulp, available as FOLEY FLUFFS® from Buckeye Technologies Inc.; (2) bicomponent binder fiber with a polyethylene sheath over a polyester core, available as Type T-255 with merge number 1663, made by Trevira GmbH of Bobingen, Fibervisions™; (3) AL-Adhesion polyolefin bicomponent fibers produced by Fibervisions; and (4) an ethylene vinyl acetate latex binder available as AIRFLEX® 192 manufactured by Air Products. (AIRFLEX® 192 usually has an opacifier and whitener, such as titanium dioxide, dispersed in the emulsion). Trevira's T-255 Merge No. 1663 bicomponent fiber has a denier of 2.2-dtex, and is 3-mm in length and a 50 / 50 ratio of polyester to polyethylene. Fibervision's™ AL-Adhesion bicomponent fibers consist of a polypropylene core and a polyethylene shea...

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Padformed Samples of Allergen Barrier Material

[0138]Basic padformed structures A, B, and C, see Table 1, formed in Example 1 were each trimmed to 0.3556 meters by 0.3556 meters (14 inch by 14 inch) samples. One surface of each of substrates A and B was sprayed with a water-based adhesive available as 3M Fastbond™ Insulation Adhesive 49 produced by 3M, and the product was cured in a laboratory oven at 150° C. for 15-20 minutes.

[0139]3M Fastbond™ Insulation Adhesive 49 is an aqueous dispersion of an acrylate polymer, with a solids content of 53-57 percent and a pH of 4.1-4.5, and which is non-flammable in the wet state. Against a glass substrate the 180 peel strength is 2.8 N / 10 mm and the overlap shear is 0.37 Mpa.

[0140]The basis weights of Samples A and B with the adhesive add-on were 50 gsm. Sample C formed in Example 1 to a 50.0 gsm basis weight served as the control for this experiment. The samples were sticky to the touch. Table 3 below shows the amount of adhesive add-on to eac...

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Abstract

An allergen trap is provided. The allergen trap includes a woven or nonwoven substrate having at least one strata. The trap is impregnated with or otherwise treated with a tacky adhesive by which allergens may be trapped. An example of an allergen is a dust mite. The tacky adhesive, in turn, may be treated with a miticide or activated carbon.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 624,580, filed Jan. 18, 2007, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 760,323, filed Jan. 18, 2006, and from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 880,873, filed Jan. 16, 2007. The disclosures of these referenced applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to nonwoven materials. The invention further relates to nonwoven substrates which provide one or more allergen-retaining layers for trapping dust mites or other allergens into and out of cushioning material. The invention also relates to a process for the manufacture of a filtration medium employing a nonwoven substrate having at least one stratum bearing a tacky adhesive for trapping allergens.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Some humans experience sensitivities or allergic ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61L2/00B01D39/14D06M15/19D04H1/00B05D5/10B01D53/02B32B33/00B01D46/00A61L9/16
CPCB01D39/1623Y10T428/24777B01D2239/0216B01D2239/0233B01D2239/0407B01D2239/0442B01D2239/0464B01D2239/0478B01D2239/0613B01D2239/0622B01D2239/0627B01D2239/064B01D2239/065B01D2239/0654B01D2239/0668B01D2239/086B01D2239/1291Y10T428/24752Y10T428/24802Y10T428/28B01D2239/0208Y10T442/697Y10T442/668Y10T442/3756Y10T442/2541Y10T442/3813Y10T442/10Y10T442/659Y10T442/378Y10T442/3732Y10T442/664Y10T442/2738Y10T442/3789Y10T442/699Y10T442/374Y10T442/3829Y10T442/698Y10T442/2754Y10T442/3837B01D39/163
Inventor SKIRIUS, STEPHEN A.ROBERTS, JOHN H.BOEHMER, BRIANMOOSE, JR., LAURENCE A.SUNDARA, NAMITHA R.
Owner BUCKEYE TECH INC
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