(19)
(11) EP 0 132 376 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.10.1986 Bulletin 1986/40

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.01.1985 Bulletin 1985/05

(21) Application number: 84304891

(22) Date of filing: 18.07.1984
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 21.07.1983 GB 8319727

(71) Applicants:
  • ETHICON INC.
     ()
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL
     ()

(72) Inventor:
  • Fisher, Anthony Colin
     ()

   


(54) Improvements in fibrous structures


(57) 0 An integral fibrous structure has a plurality of continuous polymeric filaments, individual filaments extending from one side of the structure to the opposite side of the structure. The portions of the filaments on one side of the structure are of a first polymeric composition and the portions of the filaments on the opposite side of the structure are of a second polymeric composition different from the first polymeric composition. The structure is built up by a continuous fibre forming process where fibres are attracted to a surface (11) by electrostatic potential, the compounds of the fibres being varied during production.







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