A cleaning article for cleaning a target surface. The cleaning article has tow fibers attached to a carrier sheet. The tow fibers are advantageously provided with a primary coat mix. The primary coat mix is a mixture of castor oil ethoxylate, fatty alcohol ethoxylate, and fatty acid ester, wherein the castor oil ethoxylate and the fatty alcohol ethoxylate are present at a weight ratio of the castor oil ethoxylate to the fatty alcohol ethoxylate from about 2:1 to about 1:1, and wherein the fatty acid ester and the fatty alcohol ethoxylate are present at a weight ratio of the fatty acid ester to the fatty alcohol ethoxylate from about 5:1 to about 3:1.

A cleaning article for cleaning a target surface. The cleaning article has tow fibers attached to a carrier sheet. The tow fibers are advantageously provided with a primary coat mix. The primary coat mix is a mixture of castor oil ethoxylate, fatty alcohol ethoxylate, and fatty acid ester, wherein the castor oil ethoxylate and the fatty alcohol ethoxylate are present at a weight ratio of the castor oil ethoxylate to the fatty alcohol ethoxylate from about 2:1 to about 1:1, and wherein the fatty acid ester and the fatty alcohol ethoxylate are present at a weight ratio of the fatty acid ester to the fatty alcohol ethoxylate from about 5:1 to about 3:1.

Nonwoven substrates and methods for making nonwoven substrates are provided. The nonwoven substrates have a first material layer containing a first plurality of fibers, a second material layer containing a second plurality of fibers, and a third material layer containing a third plurality of fibers. A first outer surface is formed from the first material layer. The nonwoven substrate has a plurality of elevated regions and a plurality of non-elevated regions disposed on the first outer surface. Fibers of the third plurality of fibers are disposed on the first outer surface in at least some of the plurality of elevated regions.

Nonwoven substrates and methods for making nonwoven substrates are provided. The nonwoven substrates have a first material layer containing a first plurality of fibers, a second material layer containing a second plurality of fibers, and a third material layer containing a third plurality of fibers. A first outer surface is formed from the first material layer. The nonwoven substrate has a plurality of elevated regions and a plurality of non-elevated regions disposed on the first outer surface. Fibers of the third plurality of fibers are disposed on the first outer surface in at least some of the plurality of elevated regions.

The present invention concerns a process for the preparation of a flocked material for coating surfaces and structures such as the interiors of automobiles, objects for interior decorating (walls, sofas, armchairs, etc.), handbags, suitcases or other accessories, covers or cases for weapons, musical instruments or electronic devices, or to make carpets and/or rugs, and that comprises the use of bicomponent fibres of the island-in-the-sea type of limited length (microfibres). The process of the invention comprises a step of partial and selective dissolution of the sea component by an alkaline removal agent, which makes it possible to obtain a flocked material characterized by improved resistance to abrasion and a more appealing appearance compared to flocked products of the prior art.

The present invention concerns a process for the preparation of a flocked material for coating surfaces and structures such as the interiors of automobiles, objects for interior decorating (walls, sofas, armchairs, etc.), handbags, suitcases or other accessories, covers or cases for weapons, musical instruments or electronic devices, or to make carpets and/or rugs, and that comprises the use of bicomponent fibres of the island-in-the-sea type of limited length (microfibres). The process of the invention comprises a step of partial and selective dissolution of the sea component by an alkaline removal agent, which makes it possible to obtain a flocked material characterized by improved resistance to abrasion and a more appealing appearance compared to flocked products of the prior art.

A method of manufacturing an absorbent sanitary paper product is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: forming a nonwoven structure by spinning filaments; applying a plurality of fibers to the nonwoven structure to form a first network of fibers having a first and a second side and wherein the fibers and the filaments comprising the first network of fibers have a longitudinal axis generally disposed within the plane comprising the machine- and cross-machine-directions; applying a first bonding layer in a first pattern to one of the first and second sides of the first network of fibers; and, applying a first second network of fibers to the first bonding layer, the first second network of fibers comprising a combination of a first plurality of fibers and a second plurality of fibers, the first and second pluralities of fibers being different.

A nonwoven material is composed of a nonwoven batt of a plurality of bundles formed of carbon fibers. At least some of the bundles have a curved progression that includes a curved vertex area of a first curvature between the bundle ends and at least one bundle end area of a second curvature extending from said one bundle end to the vertex. The first curvature is greater than the second curvature, in particular it is greater by at least 50%.

A nonwoven material is composed of a nonwoven batt of a plurality of bundles formed of carbon fibers. At least some of the bundles have a curved progression that includes a curved vertex area of a first curvature between the bundle ends and at least one bundle end area of a second curvature extending from said one bundle end to the vertex. The first curvature is greater than the second curvature, in particular it is greater by at least 50%.

A package of absorbent sanitary paper products is disclosed. Each of the absorbent sanitary paper product comprises a through air dried first network of fibers having a basis weight of less than about 95 g/m.sup.2, a density of less than 0.30 g/cm.sup.3, a total dry tensile strength of less than 8000 gf/in, and a second network of fibers comprising individual fibers adhesively attached with an adhesive thereto. Each fiber of the first network of fibers having a longitudinal axis generally disposed within the plane comprising the machine and cross-machine directions, and each individual fiber of the second network of fibers having a longitudinal axis having a component thereof generally disposed in the Z-direction and an average length at least about 20% greater than fibers comprising the first network of fibers.