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New Liberty Bowl managers want first-class service for fans
Before each football season, the synthetic turf at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium receives a shiny new paint job.
But what happens to all the old paint from previous seasons? The particles that aren't removed build up over time, clogging the field's pores and hardening the surface.
Led by a FieldTurf expert imported from New Orleans, the Liberty Bowl's new management team completed a project last week to remove 300 pounds of latex granule paint from the stadium floor. It was the first time since the turf was laid in 2005 that it received such a thorough cleaning.
As a result, said SMG's Pierre Landaiche, "We think the players are going to have a softer, better playing surface."
Although the Liberty Bowl will have to wait awhile for its proposed major refurbishment, it is getting some much-needed cosmetic work ahead of tonight's University of Memphis home football opener.
SMG, the Philadelphia-based company hired by the city to manage the Liberty Bowl and parts of the Mid-South Fairgrounds, has been busy preparing the stadium for its season debut.
"We're trying to improve everything, from the customer experience with service staff to raising the Allstate field goal net faster and more efficiently, and to the way the field looks," said Landaiche, who is general manager of another local SMG-run property, Memphis Cook Convention Center.
In addition to sprucing up platforms for disabled fans and repainting railings and designated smoking areas, stadium officials are putting in place several measures to enhance the fan experience.
All stadium employees are being given staff notes to help them answer fans' questions, such as where to get shaved ice or find the nearest restroom. There will be new condiment dispensers, new menu boards (highlighting the new Nathan's product line) and an emphasis on removing trash from concession areas before it builds up.
SMG also has plans to make parking easier and more efficient, and the company intends to make tailgating at events like the Southern Heritage Classic and AutoZone Liberty Bowl more organized and fan-friendly.
"It's not going to be a free-for-all," Landaiche said. "We'll have tailgating restrictions that put everyone on an equal basis so that everyone who wants to enjoy tailgating can do so."
In addition to the Liberty Bowl, SMG manages five NFL venues, including Soldier Field in Chicago, the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans and McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. In all, SMG manages about 220 properties.
Before she moved to Memphis a few weeks ago, Angela Daniels served as senior event manager at Houston's Reliant Park, which hosted the U of M men's basketball team during last season's NCAA tournament. Daniels has identified customer service as the primary way SMG can improve the game-day experience.
"When I'm walking around the stadium, I'll always be thinking: If I was a guest, what would I want to see or have happen?" Daniels said. "If it's a cold game, I want to know where to get a cup of coffee. The staff notes will tell (employees) that."
Having served as a consultant last year, SMG has been working with the Liberty Bowl's major tenants to address their needs.
"So far we've been very impressed with their professionalism," said U of M athletic director R.C. Johnson, adding that the school has agreed to a one-year continuation of its Liberty Bowl lease as negotiations continue on a new deal with the city. "The greatest spinoff we're looking for is customer service. They seem to really be intent on making sure the customer has a first-class experience. ... It's no reflection on anyone we worked with previously, but they're professionals. It's what they do."
Consulting with an expert to extract the paint particles, city parks director Cindy Buchanan said, is just one of the ways in which SMG's expertise has manifested itself since it landed an initial one-year contract with the city.
"What SMG brings is a vast array of experience from its other stadium operations and entertainment venues," Buchanan said. "Not only do they have the staff that has experience in those operations, they have a vast network of people they can call on for specific needs, such as cleaning up the turf."
Landaiche said some improvements will take time to implement.
"It's going to take us a few games to turn around certain things and certain customer experiences," Landaiche said, "but our priority and No. 1 goal is to make fans enjoy themselves from the time they drive up to the fairgrounds to the time they leave the gate."
Top executive: Wes Westley, president and chief executive officer
Headquarters: 701 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Properties managed: About 220 worldwide, including Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium and Memphis Cook Convention Center, Soldier Field in Chicago, the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Houston's Reliant Stadium and the China National Convention Center in Beijing.
Phone: (212) 592-4100
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Chinese Scallops
|Peanut oil/Vegetable oil
|2 Teaspoon
|Ginger root slices
|3 , pared
|1 Clove (5 gm), crushed or minced (Large Cloves)
|3 Cup (48 tbs), sliced
|Instant chicken broth and seasoning mix
|10 Ounce, dissolved in 1 1/2 cups hot water (2 Packets)
|Bay scallops/Sea scallops, cut into 1-inch pieces
|19 Ounce, cut into pieces
|Spinach leaves/Swiss chard
|3 Cup (48 tbs), shredded
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|2 Tablespoon
|Reduced sodium soy sauce
|1 Tablespoon
|1 , beaten in heatproof cup
|6 Medium, thinly sliced (Green Onions)
1) In a 12 inch skillet or a wok, stir-fry the ginger and garlic in the oil, until lightly browned.
2) Stir in the mushrooms and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
3) Gradually stir in the dissolved broth mix and, stir frequently and bring to a boil.
4) Lower the heat, stir in the scallops and spinach or chard, cover and allow to steam for 2 to 3 minutes.
5) In a small bowl, mix the water, cornstarch and soy sauce, until the cornstarch is dissolved, stir into the scallop mixture.
6) Remove 1/2 cup broth from skillet or wok and stir into the beaten egg.
7) Gradually pour the egg mixture into the scallop mixture, stir constantly and cook until the mixture thickens.
8) Stir the scallions into the scallop mixture , mix well.
9) Serve immediately on individual serving plates.


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A cyclodextrin-modified thermoplastic porous layer material is prepared by coating the surface of a fibrous nonwoven web, open-celled foam, porous film or the like with a chemical composition including a cyclodextrin compound, and then irradiating the coated fabric to induce a chemical reaction between the cyclodextrin compound and the underlying layer material. The resulting cyclodextrin-modified layer material has durable hydrophilic properties useful in topsheets for absorbent articles, and entrapment capabilities useful in water filters, blood filters, controlled delivery articles and protective garments.
1. A cyclodextrin-modified water-permeable porous layer material, comprising the chemical reaction product of:
a hydrophobic thermoplastic porous layer material; and
a chemical composition including a cyclodextrin compound.
2. The cyclodextrin-modified layer material of
a) methacryloyl-R-cyclodextrins, wherein R is an alkyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
b) acryloyl-R-cyclodextrins, wherein R is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
c) alkenyl succinylated cyclodextrins, wherein the alkenyl group has 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and
d) combinations including one or more of the foregoing compounds.
3. The cyclodextrin-modified layer material of
4. The cyclodextrin-modified layer material of
5. The cyclodextrin-modified layer material of
6. The cyclodextrin-modified layer material of
7. The cyclodextrin-modified layer material of
8. The cyclodextrin-modified layer material of
9. The cyclodextrin-modified layer material of
10. The cyclodextrin-modified layer material of
11. A cyclodextrin-modified fibrous nonwoven web, comprising the radiation-induced chemical reaction product of:
a hydrophobic thermoplastic fibrous nonwoven web; and
a hydrophilic chemical coating including a cyclodextrin compound.
12. The cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
a) methacryloyl-R-cyclodextrins, wherein R is an alkyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
b) acryloyl-R-cyclodextrins, wherein R is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
c) alkenyl succinylated cyclodextrins, wherein the alkenyl group has 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and
d) combinations including one or more of the foregoing compounds.
13. The cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
14. The cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
15. The cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
16. The cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
17. The cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
18. The cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
19. The cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
20. The cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
21. The cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
22. A diaper comprising the cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
23. A training pant comprising the cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
24. Swim wear comprising the cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
25. An absorbent underpant comprising the cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
26. A baby wipe comprising the cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
27. An adult incontinence product comprising the cyclodextin-modified nonwoven web of
28. A feminine hygiene article comprising the cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
29. A water filter comprising the cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
30. A blood filter comprising the cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
31. A controlled delivery article comprising the cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
32. A protective garment comprising the cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
33. A battery separator comprising the cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
34. An ion exchange membrane for water treatment, comprising the cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web of
This invention is directed to a thermoplastic nonwoven web of fibers having a cyclodextrin compound chemically reacted with the thermoplastic polymer. The chemical reaction imparts durable hydrophilic properties to the fiber surfaces.
Water-permeable nonwoven fabrics, porous films, open-celled foams, and other layer materials and their manufacture have been the subject of extensive development resulting in a wide variety of materials for numerous applications. For example, nonwovens of light basis weight and open structure are used in personal care items such as disposable diapers as liner fabrics that provide dry skin contact but readily transmit fluids to more absorbent materials which may also be nonwovens of a different composition and/or structure. Nonwovens of heavier weights may be designed with pore structures making them suitable for filtration, absorbent and barrier applications such as wrappers for items to be sterilized, wipers or protective garments for medical, veterinary or industrial uses. Even heavier weight nonwovens have been developed for recreational, agricultural and construction uses. Water-permeable porous thermoplastic films are also employed in some of these applications, and may be combined with nonwoven webs. Open-celled foams are also useful in some applications.
It is not always possible to efficiently produce a porous, water-permeable layer material having all the desired properties as formed, and it is frequently necessary to treat the material with a surfactant to improve or alter surface properties such as wettability by one or more fluids, repellency to one or more fluids, electrostatic characteristics, conductivity, and softness, to name just a few examples. Conventional surfactant treatments involve steps such as dipping the substrate in a treatment bath, coating or spraying the substrate with the treatment composition, and printing the substrate with the treatment composition. For cost and other reasons it is usually desired to use the minimum amount of treatment composition that will produce the desired effect with an acceptable degree of uniformity.
For many thermoplastic layer material end use applications, it is desirable to reduce, prevent, or eliminate odors. For diapers and other incontinence products, it is desirable to reduce or eliminate the odor of ammonia which is present in urine. For feminine hygiene products, it is desirable to reduce or eliminate the odor of triethylamine. Other common odor-producing substances include isovaleric acid, dimethyl disulfide, and dimethyl trisulfide.
Odor control agents include odor inhibitors, odor absorbers, and other compounds which reduce, prevent, or eliminate odors. Odor inhibitors prevent the odor from forming. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,273,786 to Kraskin teaches the use of an aminopolycarboxylic acid compound for inhibiting the formation of ammonia from urea in urine. Odor absorbers and adsorbers remove odor after it is formed. Examples of odor control agents that remove odor by absorption or adsorption include activated carbon, silica, and cyclodextrins.
Typical odor control agents based on cyclodextrins cannot easily be applied from aqueous solutions to water-permeable thermoplastic substrates such as polyolefin nonwoven fabrics, porous films, and open-celled foams because the surface tension of these solutions is too high to wet out the hydrophobic substrate. Personal care products such as diapers and feminine care pads typically contain polyolefin nonwoven fabrics and/or other porous thermoplastic cover layers. Therefore, typical odor control agents cannot usually be applied to the porous thermoplastic components of personal care products. Instead, these odor control agents are usually introduced as powders to the product, which has several drawbacks. For example, placement and containment of the powder in the product can be troublesome. More importantly, powders do not present optimum surface area for odor absorption due to a rather low surface to volume ratio. Therefore, more odor control agent will be needed if in powder form. Furthermore, odor control and hydrophilic modifiers applied in powder form, or as surface treatments, are often not desirable and can be washed away.
There is a need or desire for odor absorbing compounds, hydrophilic modifiers, antistatic agents, and the like which can be applied to a water-permeable hydrophobic (e.g., thermoplastic) substrate in a manner which optimizes the coating over the target surface area, and which prevents easy washing/removal of the compounds.
Nonwoven polymer-based battery separators are also known in the art. U.S. Pat. No. 5,589,302, issued to Degen et al., discloses a battery separator including a nonwoven web of fibers having a mean diameter of about 15 microns or less, and a graft polymerized monomer on the surface of the nonwoven web which renders the web spontaneously wettable by an alkaline electrolyte. The nonwoven web includes a mixture of two polymers having different melting points. The monomers suitable for grafting include vinyl sulfonic acid, vinyl phosphonic acid, and acrylic and methacrylic acid and hydroxyl functional derivatives thereof. The grafting is effected by irradiating the nonwoven web in the absence of oxygen, before or during exposing the web to a solution of the monomer. The use of E-beam radiation is disclosed.
One disadvantage of the above battery separators is that some of the residual monomer and ungrafted oligomers may leach out during prolonged exposure to the battery electrolyte. This leaching contaminates the electrolyte, and is detrimental to the performance of the battery cell. The leaching is largely attributable to: a) incomplete chemical reactions, b) competing homopolymerization reactions, and c) residual catalysts. There is a need or desire for a polymeric nonwoven web-based battery separator which has a greater affinity for the monomer, and which contains less unreacted monomer. There is also a need or desire for a process of making a battery separator, which facilitates a more complete reaction between the wettable monomer and/or polymer and the polyolefin fibers.
The present invention is a thermoplastic water-permeable layer material, such as nonwoven fibrous web, in which the thermoplastic polymer has been chemically reacted (e.g., grafted) with a cyclodextrin compound. Suitable cyclodextrin compounds include methacryloyl-R-cyclodextrins, where R is an alkyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms; acryloyl-R-cyclodextrins, where R is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; alkenyl succinylated cyclodextrins, where the alkenyl group has 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and the like. The cyclodextrin compounds can have a degree of substitution ranging from 0.1 to 7. The compounds can be based on any known cyclodextrin having 6 to 12 glucose units arranged in a ring, including without limitation an alpha-cyclodextrin (having 6 glucose units), a beta-cyclodextrin (having 7 glucose units), a gamma-cyclodextrin (having 8 glucose units), or a combination including one or more of the foregoing.
The cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web has durable hydrophilic properties and odor control which are useful in personal care absorbent articles and protective garments. The cyclodextrin-modified nonwoven web can also be used for a battery separator, for selective filtration of organic molecules, and as a delivery system for drugs, fragrances, bioactive agents, catalysts, dyes, brighteners, and other compounds. When used as a battery separator, the grafted substrate remains hydrophilic and functional in a highly oxidizing medium, for instance, a 40% potassium hydroxide aqueous solution. When used as a filter or delivery system, small molecules can be temporarily hindered or trapped inside the cyclodextrin cavities, each of which is formed by a ring of glucose units. Because of the chemical reaction, the improved properties of the nonwoven web are durable, and the cyclodextrin compound cannot be easily washed away or otherwise removed.
With the foregoing in mind, it is a feature and advantage of the invention to provide a cyclodextrin-modified thermoplastic water-permeable layer material, such as a fibrous nonwoven web, in which a cyclodextrin compound is chemically reacted with the thermoplastic polymer.
It is also a feature and advantage of the invention to provide a method of making the cyclodextrin-modified water-permeable layer material.
FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a process for preparing a cyclodextrin-modified water-permeable porous layer material.
The term "nonwoven fabric or web" means a web having a structure of individual fibers or threads which are interlaid, but not in a regular or identifiable manner as in a knitted fabric. Nonwoven fabrics or webs have been formed from many processes such as, for example, meltblowing processes, spunbonding processes, air laying processes, and bonded carded web processes. The basis weight of nonwoven fabrics is usually expressed in ounces of material per square yard (osy) or grams per square meter (gsm) and the fiber diameters useful are usually expressed in microns. (Note that to convert from osy to gsm, multiply osy by 33.91.)
The term "microfibers" means small diameter fibers having an average diameter not greater than about 75 microns, for example, having an average diameter of from about 1 micron to about 50 microns, or more particularly, microfibers may have an average diameter of from about 1 micron to about 30 microns. Another frequently used expression of fiber diameter is denier, which is defined as grams per 9000 meters of a fiber. For a fiber having circular cross-section, denier may be calculated as fiber diameter in microns squared, multiplied by the density in grams/cc, multiplied by 0.00707. A lower denier indicates a finer fiber and a higher denier indicates a thicker or heavier fiber. For example, the diameter of a polypropylene fiber given as 15 microns may be converted to denier by squaring, multiplying the result by 0.89 g/cc and multiplying by 0.00707. Thus, a 15 micron polypropylene fiber has a denier of about 1.42 (152�0.89�0.00707=1.415). Outside the United States the unit of measurement is more commonly the "tex," which is defined as the grams per kilometer of fiber. Tex may be calculated as denier/9.
The term "spunbonded fibers" refers to small diameter fibers which are formed by extruding molten thermoplastic material as filaments from a plurality of fine capillaries of a spinnerette having a circular or other configuration, with the diameter of the extruded filaments then being rapidly reduced as by, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,340,563 to Appel et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 3,692,618 to Dorschner et al., U.S. Pat. No. 3,802,817 to Matsuki et al., U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,338,992 and 3,341,394 to Kinney, U.S. Pat. No. 3,502,763 to Hartmann, U.S. Pat. No. 3,502,538 to Petersen, and U.S. Pat. No. 3,542,615 to Dobo et al., each of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. Spunbond fibers are quenched and generally not tacky when they are deposited onto a collecting surface. Spunbond fibers are generally continuous and often have average diameters larger than about 7 microns, more particularly, between about 10 and 30 microns.
The term "meltblown fibers" means fibers formed by extruding a molten thermoplastic material through a plurality of fine, usually circular, die capillaries as molten threads or filaments into converging high velocity heated gas (e.g., air) streams which attenuate the filaments of molten thermoplastic material to reduce their diameter, which may be to microfiber diameter. Thereafter, the meltblown fibers are carried by the high velocity gas stream and are deposited on a collecting surface to form a web of randomly dispersed meltblown fibers. Such a process is disclosed for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,849,241 to Butin et al. Meltblown fibers are microfibers which may be continuous or discontinuous, are generally smaller than 10 microns in diameter, and are generally self bonding when deposited onto a collecting surface.
The term "coform" material refers to a product containing about 10-90% by weight of thermoplastic meltblown fibers and about 10-90% by weight of staple-length pulp fibers dispersed within the meltblown fiber matrix. More commonly, coform materials contain about 20-70% by weight thermoplastic meltblown fibers and about 30-80% by weight pulp fibers.
The term "film" refers to a thermoplastic film made using a film extrusion process, such as a cast film or blown film extrusion process.
The term "water-permeable porous film" includes films, such as thermoplastic polymer-containing films, which permit the flow of water through open or inter-connected pores. The term includes films rendered porous by puncturing or aperturing, and to films rendered porous by mixing polymer with filler, forming a film from the mixture, and stretching the film sufficiently to form liquid passages through the film.
The term "open-celled foam material" refers to a layer material made with the aid of a foaming process, in which the cells in the foam create open pores from one surface of the layer to the opposite surface. The term does not include foams which substantially block the flow of liquid water, such as closed-cell foam materials.
The term "polymer" includes, but is not limited to, homopolymers, copolymers, such as for example, block, graft, random and alternating copolymers, terpolymers, etc., and blends and modifications thereof. Furthermore, unless otherwise specifically limited, the term "polymer" shall include all possible geometrical configurations of the material. These configurations include, but are not limited to isotactic, syndiotactic and atactic symmetries.
The term "water-permeable porous layer material" refers to a material present in one or more layers, such as a film, nonwoven fabric, or open-celled foam, which is porous, and which is water-permeable due to the flow of water and other aqueous liquids, through the pores. The pores in the film or foam, or spaces between fibers or filaments in a nonwoven web, are large enough and frequent enough to permit leakage and flow of liquid water through the material. The term does not include films and other materials which block the transfer of water, or which permit the transfer only by molecular diffusion.
The term "superabsorbent material" refers to a water-swellable, water-insoluble organic or inorganic material capable, under the most favorable conditions, of absorbing at least about 20 times its weight, preferably at least about 30 times its weight in an aqueous solution containing 0.9% by weight sodium chloride.
The term "ion exchange membrane" includes battery separators as well as membranes used in water treatment, which are receptive to highly alkaline electrolytes and are durable in highly alkaline environments.
The term "personal care absorbent article" includes without limitation diapers, training pants, swim wear, absorbent underpants, baby wipes, adult incontinence products, and feminine hygiene products.
The term "protective garment" includes without limitation medical garments, underpads, bandages, absorbent drapes, and medical wipes, as well as industrial work wear garments.
The term "hydrophilic" or "wettable" means that the polymeric material has an apparent surface free energy such that the polymeric material is wettable by an aqueous medium (i.e., a liquid medium of which water is a major component). That is, an aqueous medium wets the nonwoven fabric. "Apparent surface free energy" refers to the highest surface tension of an aqueous liquid which wets the polymeric material. For example, the apparent surface free energy of a polymeric material that is wetted by an aqueous liquid having a surface tension of 72 dynes/cm, is at least 72 dynes/cm and possibly higher. In the fabrics of the invention, a surface of the nonwoven fabric has been grafted with a polymerizable cyclodextrin complexing agent using radiation-induced grafting techniques as described below.
The term "cyclodextrin compound" includes any compound which includes the cyclodextrin ring structure, including derivatives of cyclodextrins that maintain the ring structure. The ring structure may be that of an alpha-cyclodextrin compound (6 glucose units), a beta-cyclodextrin compound (7 glucose units), a gamma cyclodextrin compound (8 glucose units), or a combination including compounds having one or more of these ring structures.
The invention is a thermoplastic water permeable porous layer material, in which at least some of the thermoplastic polymer has been chemically reacted with a cyclodextrin compound. The starting material for the invention is a water-permeable layer material. For instance, the starting material for the invention may be a porous thermoplastic layer or multilayer material capable of transmitting water (and other aqueous liquids) through the pores. Examples of suitable starting materials include thermoplastic fibrous nonwoven webs, open-celled foam layers, and thermoplastic polymer-containing films which are apertured or otherwise rendered porous, such as by stretching a film made from a mixture of a thermoplastic material and a particulate filler.
Suitable starting materials for the invention include nonwoven webs including a plurality of filaments made from one or more polymers. The nonwoven web may be a spunbond web, a meltblown web, a bonded carded web, or another type of nonwoven web, and may be present in a single layer or a multilayer composite including one or more nonwoven web layers and, in some instances, one or more film or foam layers. The web may include monocomponent or bicomponent filaments, or a combination including one or both filament types. The nonwoven web may have a variety of basis weights, preferably ranging from about 0.1-200 grams per square meter (gsm), suitably about 10-120 gsm, desirably about 40-80 gsm. One suitable nonwoven web is a polyolefin spunbond web. Another is a coform material, which includes a matrix of polyolefin meltblown fibers and a large percentage (often 30-80% by weight) of pulp fibers dispersed in the matrix of the meltblown fibers. Another suitable nonwoven web is an airlaid web of polyolefin fibers and pulp fibers.
A wide variety of hydrophobic thermoplastic polymers may be used to construct the starting porous layer material, including without limitation, polyolefins, copolymers of ethylene and propylene, copolymers of ethylene or propylene with a C4-C20 alpha-olefin, terpolymers of ethylene with propylene and a C4-C20 alpha-olefin, hydrophobic polyurethanes, A-B block copolymers where A is formed of poly(vinyl arene) moieties such as polystyrene and B is an elastomeric midblock such as a conjugated diene or lower alkene, polyethers, polyether esters, polyisobutylene, poly-1-butene, copolymers of poly-1-butene including ethylene-1-butene copolymers, polybutadiene, isobutylene-isoprene copolymers, and combinations of any of the foregoing. Polyolefins are suitable. Polyethylene and polypropylene homopolymers and copolymers are particularly suitable.
The starting material is chemically reacted with a cyclodextrin compound. Suitable cyclodextrin compounds include compounds derived from cyclodextrins containing from six to twelve glucose units, including without limitation alpha-cyclodextrins (6 glucose units arranged in a ring), beta-cyclodextrins (7 glucose units arranged in a ring), and gamma-cyclodextrins (8 glucose units arranged in a ring). The coupling and configuration of the glucose units causes the cyclodextrins to have a conical molecular structure with a hollow interior lined by hydrogen atoms and glycosidic bridging oxygen atoms.
The cyclodextrin compound should be capable of reacting chemically with the hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer of the porous layer material, for instance, with the fibers of the hydrophobic thermoplastic nonwoven web. Suitable cyclodextrin compounds include methacryloyl-R-cyclodextrins, where R is an alkyl group having 2-20 carbon atoms, desirably 4 to 10 carbon atoms; acryloyl-R-cyclodextrins, where R is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, desirably 4 to 10 carbon atoms; alkenyl succinylated cyclodextrins, where the alkenyl group has 2 to 20 carbon atoms, desirably 4 to 10 carbon atoms; and the like. The cyclodextrin compound may have a degree of substitution ranging from about 0.1 to about 7. Particularly suitable cyclodextrin compounds include methacryloyl-beta-cyclodextrins. One presently preferred cyclodextrin compound is 2-hydroxy-3-methylacryloyloxy-propyl-beta cyclodextrin (herein referred to as "HMPC").
The cyclodextrin compound may be chemically reacted with the hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer of the water-permeable porous layer material, using a variety of methods. In one suitable method, the hydrophobic water-permeable porous layer material is dipped into, and saturated with a chemical solution containing the cyclodextrin compound. The saturated layer material is then lightly pressed, for instance between two rubber nip rollers, to remove excess solution and ensure uniform surface coverage in the porous layer material. Then, the coated porous layer material is subjected to irradiation from an electron (E) beam source to induce the chemical reaction between the hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer and the cyclodextrin compound. E-beam radiation involves aiming electrons onto the surface of the coated layer material at high speeds, to generate free radicals which induce polymerization and the chemical reaction. Radiation levels of about 0.1-10 mrad may be employed. Suitably, the radiation level will be about 1-8 mrad, desirably about 2-5 mrad. Excessive radiation can cause excessive degradation of the cyclodextrin-modified porous layer material. Inadequate radiation results in incomplete surface grafting and too little crosslinking, making the effects less permanent.
E-beam radiation may be supplied using an ESI EB Curing System available from Energy Sciences, Inc. The amount of energy required to generate the radiation may vary with the line speed of the coated layer material. For instance, the line speed may range from about 20-2000 feet per minute. The energy may be varied by adjusting the accelerating voltage and/or current settings on the EB Curing System, or by allowing these parameters to self-adjust to provide the desired radiation levels for a given line speed. The accelerating voltage, for instance, may range from about 80-300 kV and is typically from about 80-250 kV. The current input may range from about 1-15 mA and is typically about 3-10 mA.
Gamma radiation may be employed as an alternative to E-beam radiation. Ultraviolet and/or X-ray radiation may also be employed. The use of radiation to facilitate the chemical reactions is preferred over chemical catalysts. Chemical catalysts may leave by-products which break down during subsequent use of the cyclodextrin-modified water-permeable layer material.
The chemical solution used to coat the nonwoven web is preferably an aqueous solution containing about 50-99% by weight water, preferably about 60-98% by weight water, most preferably about 70-97% by weight water. Other suitable solvents may also be employed. Hence, the composition contains about 1-50% by weight chemical solids, preferably about 2-40% by weight chemical solids, most preferably about 3-30% by weight chemical solids.
The chemical solution or mixture includes about 0.01-10% of the cyclodextrin compound, suitably about 0.05-5% by weight of the cyclodextrin compound, desirably about 0.1-1% of the cyclodextrin compound. These ranges are suitable for a chemical solution into which the nonwoven web is dipped and saturated, as described above, before being irradiated. Desirable ranges of composition may vary for different application techniques. On a dry basis, these percentages can be expressed as "parts by weight" of the dry chemical composition.
The chemical solution may also include other optional ingredients which add desirable properties to the nonwoven web, and which combine with the cyclodextrin compound to form a hydrogel layer having higher functionality. These other ingredients include polyacrylic acid, which augments the hydrophilic properties imparted to the web. The chemical solution may contain about 0-25% by weight polyacrylic acid, suitably about 0.5-15% by weight, desirably about 1-5% by weight. On a dry basis, these percentages can also be expressed as "parts by weight" of the dry chemical composition.
The chemical solution may also contain polyethylene glycol and/or polyvinyl alcohol which act as emulsifiers/surfactants to enhance the wettability of the nonwoven web and facilitate a more uniform coating, as well as enhancing crosslinking during subsequent irradiation. The chemical solution may contain about 0-10% by weight of the polyethylene glycol, suitably about 0.01-5% by weight, desirably about 0.1-1% by weight. The chemical solution may contain about 0-10% by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol, suitably about 0.01-5% by weight, desirably about 0.1-1% by weight. On a dry basis, these percentages can also be expressed as "parts by weight" of the dry chemical composition.
The chemical solution may also contain about 0.1-5% by weight hexanol, which acts as a wetting agent for the solution on the nonwoven web. Suitably, the chemical solution contains about 0.3-3% by weight hexanol, desirably about 0.5-1% by weight.
The chemical solution may also include about 0-10% by weight acrylic acid, suitably about 0.3-5% by weight, desirably about 0.5-3% by weight. During irradiation, the acrylic acid and polyacrylic acid both graft copolymerize onto the nonwoven web polymer. The polyacrylic acid crosslinks with itself and/or the polyvinyl alcohol. Again, these percentages may be expressed as parts by weight of a dry chemical composition.
The chemical solution preferably includes about 0.1-5.0% by weight hexanol, more preferably about 0.2-1.0% by weight hexanol, most preferably about 0.3-0.6% by weight hexanol. The hexanol, when used, enhances the wettability of the web during impregnation, resulting in a more uniform coating after irradiation.
The amount of the chemical solution applied to the nonwoven web may approximate the uncoated weight of the nonwoven web, or may be somewhat greater or less. If the chemical coating is too sparse, there will not be continuous coverage of the web, and the fabric product will not wick uniformly. If the chemical coating is too heavy, it may not completely react, resulting in non-uniform properties in the nonwoven web. After chemical reaction and drying, the chemical coating should add about 1-30% to the weight of the pre-coated nonwoven fabric. Suitably, the reacted chemical coating is present at about 2-20% by weight of the pre-coated nonwoven fabric, desirably about 3-12% by weight.
A process for preparing the cyclodextrin-modified layer material is schematically shown in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 1, a layer material, which can be a nonwoven polymer web 10, is unwound from a supply roll 12 and may, optionally, be passed through a corona treating station 14 which oxidizes at least one, and preferably both surfaces of the nonwoven web 10. The nonwoven web 10, with or without the corona treatment, is passed through a chemical coating station 16 which impregnates and preferably saturates, the web as explained below. The chemically coated nonwoven web 18 is then irradiated at an E-beam radiation station 20, which induces surface grafting of the chemical coating onto the nonwoven web, and crosslinking.
The fabric 22, which is the reaction product of the nonwoven web and chemical coating may, optionally, be rinsed or washed at the washing station 24. With or without the rinsing or washing, the fabric 22 is then dried at the drying station 26. The dried web 22 may, optionally, be further oxidized at the corona treating station 28 to effect further crosslinking of the chemical coating, and/or further reaction of the chemical coating with the nonwoven web. The fabric 22 can then be stored on rollers at station 30, and later cut for subsequent use at cutting station 32.
The optional corona treatment, which is known in the art of plastic films, involves the flow of electrical energy from a conductor to the surrounding environment. One method of treating the nonwoven web is to pass the web over a grounded metal cylinder, above which is located a high voltage electrode. The electrode is spaced from the web to leave a small gap. The corona discharge oxidizes the web surface by forming polar groups on reactive sites, making the web surface more receptive to an aqueous chemical solution. The corona treatment may be applied at a level of about 2-50 watts per square foot of web per minute, preferably about 15-40 watts per square foot per minute, more preferably about 8-12 watts per square foot per minute. Other methods of oxidizing the nonwoven web may also be employed, for example, a plasma technique.
Whether corona treated or not, the nonwoven web 10 is passed through a chemical impregnation station. The chemical impregnation may be applied by passing the nonwoven web through a solution or mixture of the chemicals, or by any suitable technique including spray coating, brushing, printing, dripping, vacuum saturation and other known methods of applying a liquid entity to a porous substrate. Preferably, the nonwoven web is passed through a solution of the chemicals, to saturate the web.
After being coated with the chemical composition, the nonwoven web is treated with radiation to graft the chemicals to the nonwoven web polymer, and to crosslink the chemical coating. Preferably, the coated nonwoven web is exposed to electron beam (E-beam) radiation as described above. Because the radiation-induced reactions are substantially complete, it is usually not necessary to rinse or wash the treated fabric 22 (FIG. 1) after irradiation and prior to use. Instead, the fabric may be passed directly into dryer 26, which is preferably a conventional through-air dryer operating at about 170-300� F. The dryer 26 removes the excess solvent (i.e., any remaining water) using air convection and evaporation. The treated fabric 22 may be rinsed or washed prior to drying, if this is desirable.
After drying, the chemically modified nonwoven fabric 22 may be stored by winding it onto a roll for later conversion, or may be directly cut and converted to use in a battery separator. Optionally, the fabric 22 may be corona treated using a second corona treatment station 28 (FIG. 1) prior to further use. The second corona treatment can be applied using the same conditions as the first corona treatment, described above, and may further oxidize and crosslink the coated fabric 22 prior to use.
The cyclodextrin-modified porous layer materials produced according to the invention are useful in a wide variety of applications. The hydrophilic nature of the cyclodextrin-modified porous layer materials renders them useful as topsheets and/or surge layers for personal care absorbent articles, including without limitation diapers, training pants, swim wear, absorbent underpants, baby wipes, adult incontinence products, and feminine hygiene articles. Additionally, the cyclodextrin-modified porous layer materials are useful for filtering small molecules which can be trapped inside the cyclodextrin cavities. The filtration aspects render the materials useful in water filters, blood filters, and controlled delivery articles for drugs, fragrances, bioactive agents, catalysts, dyes, brighteners, and the like. Other possible applications which utilize the filtration properties of the materials include protective garments for medical and industrial use.
Furthermore, the cyclodextrin-modified porous layer materials can be used as ion exchange membranes in battery separators, and in water treatment applications. The porous layer materials are useful in battery separators because they exhibit excellent wicking and durable hydrophilic properties in a highly alkaline environment, such as a solution containing 40% potassium hydroxide in water. The porous layer materials are useful in water treatment applications as filters, for instance, again because of their ability to withstand frequently alkaline environments.
The starting material for each Example uses a polypropylene meltblown nonwoven web of microfibers. The nonwoven web had a basis weight of 1.5 ounces per square yard. Each nonwoven fabric sample was initially saturated in an aqueous chemical solution having a composition described in Table 1, below.
For each Example, the saturated nonwoven fabric sample was nipped between two rubber rolls to remove excess liquid and ensure uniform coverage of the nonwoven fibers. Then, each nonwoven fabric sample was irradiated at 2 or 5 mrad from an electron beam source operating at an accelerating voltage of 175 kV. After the irradiation, each nonwoven fabric sample was dried in an oven at 60� C. for 30 minutes, or until constant weight was reached.
The treated nonwoven fabric samples were then tested for vertical wicking in a 40% potassium hydroxide aqueous solution for a period of 10 minutes, using the following test procedure.
This test measures the wettability of a fabric with a 40% KOH electrolyte solution.
1. Strips of fabric 0.5″ wide and 3.5″ long are taped to a wooden stick in the vertical direction. The strips are arranged so that there is approximately 0.25″ of space between them and no more than a 0.5″ under the tape.
2. The wooden stick is then clamped into an apparatus that allows the strips to hang vertically.
3. Then a pool of 40% KOH is raised up to 1 cm from the end of the strips.
4. After 10 minutes, the wicking heights are recorded and averaged.
The results of the wicking test are shown in Table 2.
For each Example, a radiation dose of 5 mrad resulted in better wicking than a radiation dose of 2 mrad. Example 2 in which the chemical treatment solution contained HMPC without other reactive chemicals, produced fabric samples with the highest overall wicking. Examples 5 and 6, in which the chemical treatment solution combined HMPC with significant amounts of all of the other reactive chemicals, also produced fabric samples with high overall wicking.
While the embodiments of the invention disclosed herein are presently preferred, various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is indicated by the appended claims, and all changes that fall within the meaning and range of the equivalents are intended to be embraced therein.
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|Directed by
|John Flynn
|Produced by
|Michel Roy
|Written by
|Brian Owens
Andrew Kevin Walker
|Edward Furlong
Frank Langella
T. Ryder Smith
|Music by
|George S. Clinton
|François Protat
|Edited by
|Jay Cassidy
Phillip Linson
Admire Productions Ltd.
Coral Productions
|Distributed by
|Triumph Films
Release dates
|April 22, 1994
Running time
|96 minutes
|United States
|Box office
Brainscan is a 1994 horror science fiction film starring Edward Furlong, Frank Langella, Amy Hargreaves, Jamie Marsh, and T. Ryder Smith. Music was composed by movie composer George S. Clinton.
A lonely kid by the name of Michael Brower loves horror movies and is best friends with a kid named Kyle, who is also a fan of horror. Michael is told about a game called Brainscan from Kyle, where the game feels very real and has you brutally kill people. The host of the game, Trickster, comes to Michael and makes him play the game and soon falls in love with his crush Kimberly. He plays the game where he sneaks into a room and kills a man while he is sleeping and cuts off his foot. Michael tells Kyle about the game and Kyle wants to borrow the game but Michael wants to play it just one more time.
Michael realizes that the disc won't work and that he has to buy disc two from Trickster. Michael finds a foot in his refrigerator and is horrified. Michael goes to Kimberly's place where her parents are watching the news and finds out what he did was real. Kyle bugs him about the game and angers Michael. He later tries to bury the foot but it is stolen by a dog, although he gets it back after a chase. He and Kimberly start dating and he calls in sick for school and she gives him his homework, as she is asked to pick up his homework for him.
Michael is constantly told to kill another witness, so kills Kyle. Michael doesn't remember what had happened and calls Kyle's phone only for it to be answered by Detective Hayden. He sneaks into Kyle's property from Trickster's orders and Trickster calls the cop that is investigating there and tells him that someone is there. A police hunt starts and Michael accidentally kills a cop in the process of escaping. He breaks up with Kimberly and she asks him what is wrong, but he ignores her. It all comes to a climax when the Trickster tells Michael he must kill Kimberly. Michael sneaks into her room while she sleeps, but refuses to go through with it. The Trickster reveals he is Michael (his dark side) and possessed Michael, the struggle of which wakes Kimberly. Kimberly reveals that she loves Michael, which allows him to break free. However, the Trickster opens Kimberly's door, allowing Hayden to come in and shoot Michael dead.
He awakens to discover the whole experience was just the game. He joyfully discovers Kyle is still alive and that nothing in the game had happened. He goes over to Kimberly's party (the same one as at the beginning) and asks her out, which she replies with "maybe" before giving him a kiss. The movie concludes with Michael giving his principal (who was closing down his horror club unless Michael shows him what will be shown first so he can preview it) the game, Brainscan. As he turns back, Trickster appears in the principal's chair. Trickster smiles, as does Michael, knowing that the principal will now have a similar experience to what Michael had. As the credits begin we once again see the same dog carrying a foot as we did at the beginning. The implication being that the game had begun again, this time for the principal.
- Edward Furlong, Michael Brower
- Frank Langella, police detective Hayden
- Amy Hargreaves, Kimberly
- Jamie Marsh, Kyle Hilliard
- T. Ryder Smith, Trickster
- Tod Fennell, Young Michael Brower
John Flynn later recalled:
The main interest for me was the Trickster character (a cadaverous Alice Cooper-like entity who materializes from a CD-ROM computer game - Ed.). The Trickster was the core of the movie and what attracted me to the script. We found this stage actor (T. Ryder Smith) to play the Trickster and he was extraordinary. Eddie Furlong was a 15-year-old kid who couldn't act. You had to "slap him awake" every morning. I don't want to get into knocking people, but I was not a big Eddie Furlong fan. [1]
The film's soundtrack features a good deal of hard rock, grunge, and heavy metal from then-emerging bands. Amongst the bands featured on the soundtrack are Mudhoney, White Zombie, OLD, Dandelion, Primus, Tad, Pitchshifter and the Butthole Surfers. It also featured the film's main title theme from George S. Clinton's score.
Critical Reception[edit]
Critical reception was mostly negative. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a "Rotten" rating of 18%, based on 11 reviews; conversely, the audience rated the film 61% "Fresh". Entertainment Weekly gave Brainscan a "D" rating, and stated "Despite the lurid premise, Brainscan offers zero in the way of sick thrills".[2]
- ^ Harvey Chartand, "Interview with John Flynn", Shock Cinema 2005 accessed 16 February 2015
- ^ "Review:Brainscan". Owen Gleiberman, May 6, 1994. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
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Give a friend the gift of tranquility with these Pamper Me Bath Salt Toppers from Tiffany Windsor. Homemade gifts are a great way to say you care and are inexpensive to produce! Use crayons to create a wax-resist surface. Once the wax is applied, use acrylic paints to create your own designs!
- Cool2Cast Shapes
- Crayons
- Acrylic paint
- Wet wipes
- Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer
- Aleene's Super Thick Tacky Glue
Optional Materials:
- Heat gun (for encaustic technique)
- Tile for use with heat gun (or heat resistant surface)
- Fine tip permanent marker (for outlining design)
Resist technique:
- Select desired colors of crayons and Cool2Cast shape.
- Draw desired design onto shape.
- Place puddle of acrylic paint on wet wipe.
- Use fingers to spread acrylic paint over entire front and back of Cool2Cast shape.
- Wipe away excess paint from shape. Do not wipe too hard or you will wipe off some of the crayon color.
- You can leave the colored shape at this step and glue to cork for bottle stopper or…
- You can outline the design with black permanent marker.
- Here's a fun design option with just stripes of crayon in blue, yellow and white.
- Antiqued with dark purple acyrlic paint and applying 3D Lacquer. Set aside to dry overnight (and the Lacquer will turn clear).
Encaustic technique:
- Apply heat to Cool2Cast shape with heat gun.
- Draw with crayon on heated surface. BE CAREFUL!! The surface can be too hot to the touch for many people so if you need to hold your shape in place, you might want to use a craft stick or some other tool so that you do not need to touch the shape. When the shape is warm, the wax should flow smoothly.
- When you start to feel that the wax is not flowing on smoothly, that means you need to heat it up again with the heat gun.
- Apply the next color.
- Continue to apply all the colors repeating the coloring and heating steps as needed. Set aside to cool for a few minutes.
- Squeeze puddle of acrylic paint onto wet wipe. Use wet wipe or finger to apply acrylic paint to all sides of Cool2Cast shape.
- Gently wipe away excess paint leaving enough for a nice antiqued effect.
- With this thicker encaustic wax technique, if you like, you can scratch into the surface using a push pin or other sharp object.
- Continue to outline object and add decorative swirls.
- Here's a close look at one of the finished bottle toppers. On this piece, I used the wax resist technique and outlined with permanent marker and applied a coat of 3D Lacquer to the top.
- To complete your bath bottle, glue the finished piece to cork. Let dry completely. You can add a ribbon or decorative trim to the bottle.
- I like to fill my bottles with epsom salts or bath salts scented with a few drops of 100% organic essential oils. Some of my favorites are rose, lavender and geranium.
- Just pour the salts into a glass bowl and sprinkle with several drops of essential oil. Stir thoroughly. Fill bottles with scented salts and re-cap tightly.
- On this example, I used the wax resist technique and outlined with permanent marker and applied a coat of 3D Lacquer to the top.
For a comprehensive video tutorial of this project, check out How to Make Decorative Bottle Stoppers with Wax Resist.
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Jeffco's county commissioners have given their initial approval to a requested salary increase for some employees of the district attorney's office.
District Attorney Pete Weir requested $120,648 from the board April 28 to address what he said were significant issues with salaries for newer attorneys in the DA's office.
A group of prairie dog lovers wants the Foothills Park and Recreation District to always consider a humane option when controlling the rodents on its properties.
Tina Gurdikian and Gina Writz, members of the Foothills Prairie Dog Task Force, urged the rec district board April 28 to move a colony of prairie dogs from the future home of a BMX track at the Schaefer Athletic Complex to another section of that property. The citizen-created group also suggested passive relocation be employed throughout Foothills' park system.
A possible annexation of Southwest Plaza mall by the town of Bow Mar is in a holding pattern again.
General Growth Properties, owner of Southwest Plaza, and Bow Mar have decided to delay the annexation plan until the company completes the ongoing $75 million to $80 million renovation of the shopping center. The renovations are set to be finished this fall.
The Jeffco teachers union argued Friday in district court that the school district improperly enacted a performance-based pay model that created unfair pay disparities between new and experienced teachers.
The district countered that the school board was well within its rights to make final decisions about pay, and that the same disparities existed under the former system.
Attorneys for the Jefferson County Education Association and the school district argued their cases before District Judge Christopher Zenisek, who has not yet made a decision.
Jeffco school board member Lesley Dahlkemper has announced she will not run for a second term this fall, citing home and work responsibilities.
Dahlkemper, who was elected in 2011 and is one of the board's two liberal members, said the decision is not related to frequent friction with the board's conservative majority over everything from facilities and budget to teacher pay and union relations.
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In its first year in the 4A Jeffco League, Littleton finished second only to powerhouse Valor Christian, and it followed that up with a fourth-place finish in the 4A Region 2 tournament April 30 at Kent Denver.
The Lady Lions, behind four third-place finishes, scored 49 points. Kent Denver won with 86 points, followed by Valor Christian (76) and Discovery Canyon (52).
Matt Johnson started the 2015 baseball season as Chatfield's Level III coach. He was in Mexico when Paul Grubesic was relieved of his duties as the Chargers' varsity head coach after a 1-7 start.
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text: by Jim Boyle Editor Interest in Granite Shores of Elk River remains high, and now its owners can boast of the building being a luxury apartment community. Up until recently, it had been a broken condo with luxury apartment units for rent. "We closed on the last condo deal," a jubilant Jim Sode...Read More