Aspects herein are directed to a recyclable, asymmetrical-faced composite nonwoven textile suitable for use in apparel and other articles and methods of making the same. In example aspects, the asymmetrical-faced composite nonwoven textile includes a first face formed, at least in part from a first entangled web of fibers and an opposite second face formed, at least in part from a second entangled web of fibers. When incorporated into an article of apparel, the first face forms an outer-facing surface of the article of apparel, and the second face forms an inner-facing surface of the article of apparel. The first face includes features making it suitable to form the outer-facing surface such as resistance to abrasion, and the second face includes features making it suitable to form an inner-facing surface such as a soft hand.

A thin film may include a high toughness and a high air permeability, e.g., when applied to skin, and may be used as a functional member or an electronic functional member. The thin film may include fibers, which may be formed into a net shape constituting a fibrous net, and a coating film, which may be formed on the surfaces of the fibers and in gaps between the fibers. The fibers may be formed by an electrospinning method. The fibers may be formed by using any of a polyurethane, a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) derivative, and a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as a material. The coating film may be formed by using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a material. A conductive film, which may be formed on a part of all of the coating film, may also be provided.

A thin film may include a high toughness and a high air permeability, e.g., when applied to skin, and may be used as a functional member or an electronic functional member. The thin film may include fibers, which may be formed into a net shape constituting a fibrous net, and a coating film, which may be formed on the surfaces of the fibers and in gaps between the fibers. The fibers may be formed by an electrospinning method. The fibers may be formed by using any of a polyurethane, a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) derivative, and a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as a material. The coating film may be formed by using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a material. A conductive film, which may be formed on a part of all of the coating film, may also be provided.

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.

Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, comprising fibrous structures, and more particularly articles comprising fibrous structures comprising a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the articles exhibit improved consumer relevant properties, for example improved bulk and absorbent properties, compared to known articles and methods for making same are provided.

Polymer nonwoven nanoweb containing ionic functional group and respiratory mask including the same are provided. The polymeric nonwoven web comprises polymer fibers having a diameter in the nanometer range and having a polymer with an ionic functional group in its main chain or side chain. The ionic functional group may be a sulfonate group, an ammonium group, an azanide group, a phosphonate group, a phosphate group, or a zwitterion group having two of these ionic functional groups linked. The polymeric nonwoven web may further comprise a counter ion having a charge of opposite sign to the charge of the ionic functional group, such as Ag.sup.+ or I.sup..

A method for laying down a nanoweb of nanofibers from a centrifugal spinning process by a combination of an air flow field and a charging arrangement. Fibrous streams in the form of fibrils of molten polymer or polymer solution are discharged from a rotating member into an air flow field that is essentially parallel to the direction of discharge of fibrils at the point of discharge of the fibrils. The fibrous streams are attentuated and directed by means of the air flow field onto the surface of a collector to form a nanoweb. The fibrous streams are charged along all or at least a portion of their route from the point of discharge to the surface of the collector.

A method for laying down a nanoweb of nanofibers from a centrifugal spinning process by a combination of an air flow field and a charging arrangement. Fibrous streams in the form of fibrils of molten polymer or polymer solution are discharged from a rotating member into an air flow field that is essentially parallel to the direction of discharge of fibrils at the point of discharge of the fibrils. The fibrous streams are attentuated and directed by means of the air flow field onto the surface of a collector to form a nanoweb. The fibrous streams are charged along all or at least a portion of their route from the point of discharge to the surface of the collector.

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.

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.