초록

across the fiber cross-section, and wherein the uphill flux value of said fiber is from 2 to 60 cc/g/hr when measured from a reservoir of synthetic urine test fluid along a 20 cm long ramp to an absorbant on an attached platform at 10 cm height.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A process for spontaneously transporting an aqueous fluid comprising contacting a synthetic fiber which is capable of spontaneously transporting water on the surface thereof wherein said fiber satisfies the equation EQU (1-X cos .theta..sub.a)<0, rein.theta..sub.a is the advancing

[ We claim:] [1.] A process for spontaneously transporting an aqueous fluid comprising contacting a synthetic fiber which is capable of spontaneously transporting water on the surface thereof wherein said fiber satisfies the equation EQU (1-X cos .theta..sub.a)<0, rein.theta..sub.a is the advancing contact angle of water measured on a flat film made from the same material as the fiber and having the same surface treatment,X is a shape factor of the fiber cross-section that satisfies the following equation ]EQU20 ] wherein P.sub.w is the wetted perimeter of the fiber and r is the radius of the circumscribed circle circumscribing the fiber cross-section and D is the minor axis dimension across the fiber cross-section, h an aqueous fluid.