Fibrous structures including an active agent and having a graphic printed thereon
The present disclosure relates to fibrous structures including active agents and having a graphic printed thereon. In some embodiments, a nonwoven web may include a fibrous structure comprising filaments. In turn, the filaments may include filament forming material, and an active agent releasable from the filaments when exposed to conditions of intended use. In addition, a graphic may be printed directly onto the fibrous structure.
1. A product comprising
a water-soluble fibrous structure comprising a plurality of inter-entangled filaments and void areas between each filament of the plurality of inter-entangled filaments; wherein at least one of the inter-entangled filaments comprises a filament forming material; and
one or more discrete, water-insoluble, active agent-containing particles present within the product and releasable from the product when exposed to conditions of intended use;
wherein the product further comprises a graphic printed directly on at least a portion of the plurality of inter-entangled filaments and/or void areas the fibrous structure, and
wherein the graphic is formed from an ink at least a portion of which non-uniformly penetrates the inter-entangled filaments and/or void areas on a surface of the water-soluble fibrous structure to a depth of 100 microns or less.
2. The product of claim 1 wherein the fibrous structure is formed as a pouch wall material that defines an internal volume of a pouch.
3. The product of claim 2 wherein the surface faces the internal volume of the pouch.
4. The product of claim 2 wherein the surface faces away from the internal volume of the pouch.
5. The product of claim 1 wherein the graphic includes a primary color selected from the group consisting of: cyan, yellow, magenta, and black.
6. The product of claim 5 wherein the primary color of cyan has an optical density of greater than about 0.05.
7. The product of claim 5 wherein the primary color of yellow has an optical density of greater than about 0.05.
8. The product of claim 5 wherein the primary color of magenta has an optical density of greater than about 0.05.
9. The product of claim 5 wherein the primary color of black has an optical density of greater than about 0.05.
10. The product of claim 1 wherein the fibrous structure exhibits one or more of the following properties:
a. a geometric mean tensile of at least about 200 g/M or greater;
b. a geometric mean peak elongation of at least about 10% or greater;
c. a geometric mean modulus of about 5000 g/cm or less;
d. an average disintegration time of about 60 seconds or less;
e. an average dissolution time of about 600 seconds or less;
f. an average disintegration time per gsm of sample of about 1.0 second/gsm or less;
g. an average dissolution time per gsm of sample of about 10 second/gsm or less;
h. a dry average ink adhesion rating of at least about 1.5 or greater; and
i. a wet average ink adhesion rating of at least about 1.5 or greater.
11. The product of claim 1 wherein the fibrous structure has one or more of the following properties:
a. a dry average ink adhesion rating of at least about 1.5 or greater; and
b. a wet average ink adhesion rating of at least about 1.5 or greater.
12. The product of claim 1 wherein the graphic comprises L*a*b* color values, the graphic being defined by the difference in CIELab coordinate values disposed inside the boundary described by the following system of equations:
{ a*=− 13.0 to −10.0; b*= 7.6 to 15.5 }→b*= 2.645 a*+ 41.869
{ a*=− 10.0 to −2.1; b*= 15.5 to 27.0 }→b*= 1.456 a*+ 30.028
{ a*=− 2.1 to 4.8; b*= 27.0 to 24.9 }→b*=− 0.306 a*+ 26.363
{ a*= 4.8 to 20.9; b*= 24.9 to 15.2 }→>b*=− 0.601 a*+ 27.791
{ a*= 20.9 to 23.4; b*= 15.2 to −4.0 }→b*=− 7.901 a*+ 180.504
{ a*= 23.4 to 20.3; b*=− 4.0 to −10.3 }→b*= 2.049 a *−51.823
{ a*= 20.3 to 6.6; b*=− 10.3 to −19.3 }→b*= 0.657 a *−23.639
{ a*= 6.6 to −5.1; b*=− 19.3 to −18.0 }→b*=− 0.110 a *−18.575
{ a*=− 5.1 to −9.2; b*=− 18.0 to −7.1 }→b*=− 2.648 a *−31.419
{ a*=− 9.2 to −13.0; b*=− 7.1 to 7.6 }→b*=− 3.873 a *−42.667; and
wherein L* is from 0 to 100.
13. The product of claim 1 wherein the fibrous structure has a geometric mean tensile of at least about 200 g/M or greater.
14. The product of claim 1 wherein the fibrous structure has a geometric mean peak elongation of at least about 10% or greater.
15. The product of claim 1 wherein the fibrous structure has a geometric mean modulus of about 5000 g/cm or less.
16. The product of claim 1 wherein the fibrous structure has an average disintegration time of about 60 seconds or less.
17. The product of claim 1 wherein the fibrous structure has an average dissolution time of about 600 seconds or less.
18. The product of claim 1 wherein the fibrous structure has an average disintegration time per gsm of sample of about 1.0 second/gsm or less.
19. The product of claim 1 wherein the fibrous structure has an average dissolution time per gsm of sample of about 10 second/gsm or less.
20. The product of claim 1 wherein the product is a layered product comprising two or more layers selected from the group consisting of: layers of a plurality of inter-entangled filaments, layers of particles, layers of a mixture of a plurality of inter-entangled filaments and particles, and combinations thereof.
21. The product of claim 1 wherein the product is in the form of a multi-ply product.
22. The product of claim 21 wherein the surface of the fibrous structure forms an exterior surface of the multi-ply product.
23. The product of claim 1 wherein the product further comprises one or more discrete, water-soluble, active agent-containing particles present within the product and releasable from the product when exposed to conditions of intended use.
24. The product of claim 1 wherein the at least one of the inter-entangled filaments further comprises one or more active agents.
25. The product of claim 23 wherein at least one of the one or more discrete, water-soluble, active agent-containing particles comprises one or more surfactants.