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Controlling the porosity and permeation of a web
Assignee: Nextec Applications Inc
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1997-12-16
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract Products and methods for controlling the porosity and permeation of a web are provided using a curable thixotropic shear thinnable polymer composition that preferably encapsulates a plurality of fibers of the web and/or forms an internal layer within the web. Webs suitable for several different uses are featured, for example medical garments resistant to permeation by a virus or bacteria. The effective pore size of the web is controlled by regulating various factors such as the thickness of the polymer composition encapsulating the fibers and the thickness and placement of the internal polymer layer. Other factors include the polymer density, structure, and crosslinking orientation, as well as the diffusion, permeation and sorption of the polymer.
Inventors
- 👤 James M. Caldwell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:51
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/36; C08J9/40; C08J9/42; A; A61; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/22; A61L15/26; A61L15/42; A61L15/52; B; B05; B05C; B05C11/00; B05C11/02; B05C3/00; B05C3/18; C14; C14C; C14C11/00; C14C9/00; D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/42; D04H1/58; D04H1/64; D06; D06B; D06B15/00; D06B15/08; D06M; D06M15/00; D06M15/19; D06M15/21; D06M15/244; D06M15/256; D06M15/263; D06M15/356; D06M15/3568; D06M15/37; D06M15/564; D06M15/643; D06M15/653; D06M15/657; D06N; D06N3/00; D06N3/0002; D06N3/0056; D06N3/04; D06N3/047; D06N3/12; D06N3/128; D21; D21H; D21H17/00; D21H17/20; D21H17/33; D21H17/46; D21H17/59; D21H19/00; D21H19/10; D21H19/14; D21H19/24; D21H19/32; D21H25/00; D21H25/04; D21H25/06; B05C11/04; B32; B32B; B32B2255/00; B32B2255/02; B32B2255/10; B32B2255/26; B32B2262/00; B32B2262/02; B32B2262/04; B32B2262/06; B32B2262/14; B32B2266/00; B32B2266/06; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B5/00; B32B5/02; B32B5/022; B32B5/024; B32B5/08; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/245; B32B5/26; B32B5/32; C08J2205/00; C08J2205/04; C08J2205/05; C08J2427/00; C08J2433/00; C08J2475/00; C08J2483/00; D06M2101/00; D06M2101/02; D06M2101/04; D06M2101/06; D06M2101/10; D06M2101/12; D06M2101/16; D06M2101/18; D06M2101/26; D06M2101/30; D06M2101/32; D06M2101/34; D06M2200/00; D06M2200/10; D06M2200/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24967; Y10T428/24975
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
A porous, non-rigid, shear thinned silicone polymer composition having a thickness of up to 20 microns comprising: (I) 50 to 400 parts of a liquid vinyl chain-terminated polysiloxane having the formula: ##STR2## wherein R and R 1 are monovalent hydrocarbon radicals free of aliphatic unsaturation with at least 50 more percent of the R 1 groups being methyl, and wherein n is sufficient to produce a viscosity of 40,000-200,000 centipoise at 25 degrees celsius; (ii) 100-800 parts of a resinous organopolysiloxane copolymer comprising: (a) (R 2 ) 3 SiO 0 .5 units and SiO 2 units, or (b) (R 3 ) 2 SiO 0 .5 units, (R 3 ) 2 SiO units and SiO 2 units, or mixtures thereof, where R 2 and R 3 are selected from the group consisting of vinyl radicals and monovalent hydrocarbon radicals free of aliphatic unsaturation, where from about 1.5 to about 10 mole percent of the silicon atoms contain silicon-bonded vinyl groups, where the ratio of monofunctional units to tetrafunctional units is from about 0.5:1 to about 1:1, and the ratios of difunctional units to tetrafunctional units ranges up to about 0.1:1; (iii) 0.02 to 2 parts of a platinum or platinum containing catalyst; and (iv) 50 to 100 parts of a liquid organohydrogenpolysiloxane having the formula: (R).sub.a (H).sub.b SiO.sub.c wherein c=(4-a-b)/2, b is in the range of 0.3 to 0.35, and the sum of a and b is in the range of 2.0 to 2.7.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
243 words
A porous, non-rigid, shear thinned silicone polymer composition having a thickness of up to 20 microns comprising: (I) 50 to 400 parts of a liquid vinyl chain-terminated polysiloxane having the formula: ##STR2## wherein R and R 1 are monovalent hydrocarbon radicals free of aliphatic unsaturation with at least 50 more percent of the R 1 groups being methyl, and wherein n is sufficient to produce a viscosity of 40,000-200,000 centipoise at 25 degrees celsius; (ii) 100-800 parts of a resinous organopolysiloxane copolymer comprising: (a) (R 2 ) 3 SiO 0 .5 units and SiO 2 units, or (b) (R 3 ) 2 SiO 0 .5 units, (R 3 ) 2 SiO units and SiO 2 units, or mixtures thereof, where R 2 and R 3 are selected from the group consisting of vinyl radicals and monovalent hydrocarbon radicals free of aliphatic unsaturation, where from about 1.5 to about 10 mole percent of the silicon atoms contain silicon-bonded vinyl groups, where the ratio of monofunctional units to tetrafunctional units is from about 0.5:1 to about 1:1, and the ratios of difunctional units to tetrafunctional units ranges up to about 0.1:1; (iii) 0.02 to 2 parts of a platinum or platinum containing catalyst; and (iv) 50 to 100 parts of a liquid organohydrogenpolysiloxane having the formula: (R).sub.a (H).sub.b SiO.sub.c wherein c=(4-a-b)/2, b is in the range of 0.3 to 0.35, and the sum of a and b is in the range of 2.0 to 2.7.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The porous, non-rigid, shear thinned silicone polymer composition of claim 1 wherein said composition has a 20-50% reduction in physical entanglements relative to a similar composition that has not been shear thinned.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The porous non-rigid, shear thinned silicone polymer composition of claim 1 wherein said composition has a 30% reduction in physical entanglements relative to a similar composition that has not been shear thinned.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The porous, non-rigid, shear thinned silicone polymer composition of claim 1 wherein said composition has a 10-30% reduction in chemical reactive sites relative to a similar composition that has not been shear thinned.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The porous non-rigid, shear thinned silicone polymer composition of claim 1 wherein said composition has a 20% reduction in chemical reactive sites relative to a similar composition that has not been shear thinned.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The porous, non-rigid, shear thinned silicone polymer composition of claim 1 wherein said composition has a predetermined moisture vapor transport rate.
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