Fibrous elements and fibrous structures employing same
Fibrous elements, such as filaments, and more particularly to fibrous elements employing a polymer and a wetting agent, methods for making such fibrous elements, fibrous structures employing such fibrous elements, methods for making such fibrous structures and packages containing such fibrous structures are provided.
1. A paper towel comprising a co-formed fibrous structure, wherein the co-formed fibrous structure comprises from about 30% to 90% by dry weight of the paper towel of a plurality of wood pulp fibers and about 10% to about 70% by dry weight of the paper towel of a plurality of meltblown filaments derived from a polymer composition comprising 100% by weight of the polymer composition of one or more biodegradable, thermoplastic polymers selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid, polyhydroxyalkanoate, polycaprolactone, and mixtures thereof, wherein the paper towel exhibits a contact angle of less than 80° and wherein the plurality of wood pulp fibers are commingled with the plurality of meltblown filaments.
2. The paper towel according to claim 1 wherein the paper towel exhibits a contact angle of less than 75°.
3. The paper towel according to claim 1 wherein the paper towel further comprises a wetting agent, wherein the wetting agent comprises a surfactant.
4. The paper towel according to claim 1 wherein the paper towel further comprises a wetting agent selected from the group consisting of: silicone surfactants, polyethylene glycols, glycols and mixtures thereof.
5. The paper towel according to claim 1 wherein the paper towel further comprises a wetting agent, wherein the wetting agent is a melt additive wetting agent.
6. A package containing a paper towel, wherein the paper towel comprises a co-formed fibrous structure, wherein the co-formed fibrous structure comprises from about 30% to 90% by dry weight of the paper towel of a plurality of wood pulp fibers and about 10% to about 70% by dry weight of the paper towel of a plurality of meltblown filaments derived from a polymer composition comprising 100% by weight of the polymer composition of one or more biodegradable, thermoplastic polymers, wherein the paper towel exhibits a contact angle of less than 80° and wherein the plurality of wood pulp fibers are commingled with the plurality of meltblown filaments.
7. The paper towel according to claim 1 wherein the one or more biodegradable, thermoplastic polymers comprises polylactic acid.
8. The package according to claim 6 wherein the one or more biodegradable, thermoplastic polymers comprises polylactic acid.