US5340646A
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Breathable, hydrolyzable porous film
Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1992-04-21
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Granted: 1994-08-23
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Expires: 2012-04-21
Abstract
Abstract A breathable, hydrolyzable, porous film which is obtained by the process comprising adding from 40 to 250 parts by weight of a finely-powdered filler having an average particle size of from 0.3 to 4 mu m to 100 parts by weight of a polylactic acid-based resin composition comprising from 80 to 100% by weight of polylactic acid or a lactic acid-hydroxycarboxylic acid copolymer and from 0 to 20% by weight of a plasticizer, melting and film-forming the resultant mixture, and successively stretching the thus-obtained film 1.1 times or more at least in the direction of the axis; and which is consequently useful as a material for leakproof films of sanitary materials such as a paper diaper and packaging materials, and does not accumulate as wastes because of hydrolyzability in the natural environment in the case of being abandoned after use.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenji Morita
- 👤 Kohichi Uchiki
- 👤 Hosei Shinoda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:41
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/18; C08J2367/00; C08J2367/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/91; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249955; Y10T428/249956; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/258
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
234 words
A porous film obtained by the process comprising adding from 40 to 250 parts by weight of a finely-powdered filler having an average particle size of from 0.3 to 4 μm to 100 parts by weight of a polylactic acid-based resin composition comprising from 80 to 95% by weight of polylactic acid comprising from 85 to 100% by mol of an L-lactic acid unit and from 0 to 15% by mole of a D-lactic acid unit, or from 85 to 100% by mol of a D-lactic acid unit and from 0 to 15% by mole of an L-lactic acid unit or a lactic acid-hydroxycarboxylic acid copolymer comprising from 85 to 100% by mol of an L-lactic acid unit and from 0 to 15% by mole of a glycolic acid unit, or from 85 to 100% by tool of a D-lactic acid unit and from 0 to 15% by mole of a glycolic acid unit and 5 to 20% by weight of a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of lactic acid, lactic acid oligomer and lactide, melting and film-forming the resultant mixture in the temperature range of from 1-0-0 to 270° C., and successively stretching the thus-obtained film 1.1 times or more in at least the direction of the axis in the temperature range of from the glass transition temperature of the lactic acid based polymer to 50° C. above said glass transition temperature.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
234 words
A porous film obtained by the process comprising adding from 40 to 250 parts by weight of a finely-powdered filler having an average particle size of from 0.3 to 4 μm to 100 parts by weight of a polylactic acid-based resin composition comprising from 80 to 95% by weight of polylactic acid comprising from 85 to 100% by mol of an L-lactic acid unit and from 0 to 15% by mole of a D-lactic acid unit, or from 85 to 100% by mol of a D-lactic acid unit and from 0 to 15% by mole of an L-lactic acid unit or a lactic acid-hydroxycarboxylic acid copolymer comprising from 85 to 100% by mol of an L-lactic acid unit and from 0 to 15% by mole of a glycolic acid unit, or from 85 to 100% by tool of a D-lactic acid unit and from 0 to 15% by mole of a glycolic acid unit and 5 to 20% by weight of a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of lactic acid, lactic acid oligomer and lactide, melting and film-forming the resultant mixture in the temperature range of from 1-0-0 to 270° C., and successively stretching the thus-obtained film 1.1 times or more in at least the direction of the axis in the temperature range of from the glass transition temperature of the lactic acid based polymer to 50° C. above said glass transition temperature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The porous film of claim 1 wherein the finely-powdered filler is inorganic powder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The porous film of claim 1 wherein the finely-powdered filler is barium sulfate, calcium carbonate or magnesium oxide.
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