The novel tissue products of the present invention are generally produced by calendering a tissue basesheet using at least one patterned roll. In one embodiment the patterned roll replaces the flat steel roll commonly used in calendering. The elements on the patterned roll provide a means of providing a nip having variable loading that yields a web having a smooth surface without subjecting the web to excessive compression forces and preventing excessive caliper loss. Thus, webs converted according to the present invention have comparable or better surface smoothness compared to webs converted using conventional calendering means and also retain a greater percentage of their caliper and bulk.

Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, including fibrous structures, and more particularly articles including fibrous structures having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the article exhibits differential cellulose content throughout the thickness of the article and methods for making same are provided.

To provide tissue paper excellent in softness and smoothness. In tissue paper that is two-ply non-moisturizing tissue paper to which no chemical solution is applied, a basis weight per sheet is 10.0 to 18.0 g/m.sup.2, the thickness of two plies is 100 to 240 μm, a dry tensile strength in the paper horizontal direction is 70 to 180 cN/25 mm, a wet tensile strength in the paper horizontal direction is 25 to 55 cN/25 mm, and a free sensory evaluation value E.sub.f calculated according to the following Equation 1 is 3.7 to 6.6, and a slip sensory evaluation value E.sub.s calculated according to the following Equation 2 is 5.0 to 8.2.
Free sensory evaluation value E.sub.f=−2.879×(dry tensile strength in paper horizontal direction)+6.55×(wet tensile strength in paper horizontal direction)+5.36  (Equation 1)
Slip sensory evaluation value E.sub.s=−8.80×(dynamic friction coefficient)−0.41×(arithmetic mean surface roughness)+13.58  (Equation 2)

Pre-moistened fibrous structures containing filaments and solid additives, wherein the fibrous structures exhibit capacity values that are superior to known pre-moistened fibrous structures as measured according to the Capacity Test Method described herein and methods for making same are provided.

A tissue paper product is provided having at least one ultra-low density ply having a highly porous, open-celled structure and that comprises cellulosic fibers, a water insoluble binder and a foaming surfactant. The cellulosic fiber comprises greater than 50% by weight of the ply and are bonded to one another by hydrogen bonding. Further, the ply has a density less than about 0.04 g/cc and yet still provides low lint and high strength properties with the use of minimal binder. The ultra-low density ply may comprise or be included in sheets forming a stack of dispensable wipers or may be employed as or part of an absorbent core or liquid distribution layer of a personal care absorbent personal care product such as a diaper or feminine pad.

Paper towel rolls that exhibit novel combinations of physical properties, such as Basis Weight, Roll Density, and Roll Diameter, such that the paper towel rolls meet consumers' needs, and method for making such novel paper towel rolls and marketing such novel paper towel rolls are provided.

A nonwoven paper and method of manufacturing the same, where the nonwoven paper includes a thermally treated, wet-laid fiber mixture that includes a plurality of cellulosic fibers or pulp comprising about 60% to about 90% of the fiber mixture and a plurality of bicomponent binder fibers comprising about 10% to about 40% of the fiber mixture.

A ply-bonding agent or adhesive composition characterized by a viscosity and a surface tension for the manufacture of paper tissue and paper towel, includes: (a) water; (b) nanofibrillated cellulose; and (c) one or more modifiers effective to modify either or both of (i) the viscosity of the composition or (ii) the surface tension of the composition, wherein the one or more additional modifiers are selected from the group consisting of components (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii), wherein: (iii) is PVOH and a viscosity modifier; (iv) is a viscosity modifier; (v) is a viscosity modifier and a surface tension modifier other than PVOH; (vi) is a water-soluble cellulose derivative; (vii) is a water soluble polyol; and (viii) is a surface tension modifier other than PVOH. The compositions are particularly useful for ply-bonding multi-ply absorbent sheet when the plies are treated with debonder.

The present invention provides multi-ply creped tissue products, and in particular embodiments creped wet-pressed tissue products, having substantially higher per-ply basis weights, such as from about 14.0 grams per square meter or greater. Despite having relatively high per-ply basis weights, the products are generally soft and flexible, such as having a softness value (measured as TS7) less than about 10.0 and a Stiffness Index less than about 20.0. While being soft and flexible, the tissue products are durable enough to withstand use, such as having a geometric mean tensile (GMT) greater than about 1,000 g/3″.

Paper products can comprise a first plurality of fibers that are hardwood fibers and a second plurality of fibers that include softwood fibers and surface enhanced pulp fibers (SEPF). The paper product can include one or more first fiber layers that comprise the first fibers, at least one of the first fiber layer(s) defining one of opposing upper and lower surfaces of the paper product, and one or more second fiber layers that comprise the second fibers. When a tissue, by weight, between 50% and 80% of the tissue's fibers can be the first fibers and at least 20% of the tissue's fibers can be the second fibers. The tissue's basis weight can be less than or equal to 21 gsm per ply.