A spinneret for melt-spinning polymeric fibers including a spinneret body defining a plurality of orifices extending through the spinneret body, wherein the plurality of orifices each comprise a capillary that open at a face of the spinneret body for polymer filament extrusion therefrom. The plurality of orifices include (i) a first group of orifices each having a first capillary having a first capillary length (L) and first capillary hydraulic diameter (D.sub.H) defining a first L/DH ratio; and (ii) a second group of orifices each having a second capillary having a second capillary length (L) and second capillary hydraulic diameter (D.sub.H) defining a second L/DH ratio, in which the first L/D.sub.H ratio is larger than the second L/D.sub.H ratio. The first group of orifices define at least one first zone at the face of the spinneret body, and the second group of orifices define at least one second zone at the face of the spinneret body.

A wound product and a method of manufacturing the wound product is provided. The wound product comprises a first layer comprising a plurality of splittable fibres. At least some of the plurality of splittable fibres are split longitudinally along at least part of their length, and at least some of the plurality of splittable fibres are entangled.

Nonwoven fabrics are provided that include (i) at least one disposable-high-loft nonwoven layer having a plurality of crimped multi-component fibers and (ii) a scrim. A first side of the scrim may be bonded directly or indirectly to a first disposable-high-loft nonwoven layer and optionally a second side of the scrim may be bonded directly or indirectly to a second disposable-high-loft nonwoven layer. The first disposable-high-loft nonwoven layer has a first density and the scrim has a scrim density, in which the scrim density is larger than the first density.

The invention relates to a nonwoven laminate fabric comprising a meltblown nonwoven layer sandwiched between first and second spundbond nonwoven layers, wherein at least one of the spundbond layers is a high loft spunbond nonwoven layer comprising or consisting of crimped multicomponent fibers.

A method for producing a foam-formed multilayered substrate that includes producing an aqueous-based foam including at least 3% by weight non-straight synthetic binder fibers, wherein the non-straight synthetic binder fibers have an average length greater than 2 mm; forming together a wet sheet layer from the aqueous-based foam and a cellulosic fiber layer, wherein the cellulosic fiber layer includes at least 60 percent by weight cellulosic fibers; and drying the combined layers to obtain the foam-formed multilayer substrate. A multilayered substrate includes a first layer including at least 60 percent by weight non-straight synthetic binder fibers having an average length greater than 2 mm; and a second layer including at least 60 percent by weight cellulosic fiber, wherein the first layer is in a facing relationship with the second layer, and wherein the multilayered substrate has a wet/dry tensile ratio of at least 60%.

A nonwoven fabric having polylactic acid-containing fibers forming a nonwoven web is provided. The web has a side having an alternating pattern of individualized bonded areas which bonded areas define rods arranged in the cross direction of the web. The rods are arranged so that in the machine direction of the web no uninterrupted regions exist along the web while in the cross direction the arrangement of rods defines uninterrupted regions that extend continuously along the web, the alternating pattern of individualized bonded areas defines a non-bonded area. The web has a basis weight from 5-50 g/m.sup.2, the surface of the bonded areas is from 5-20% of the total surface of the side, and the surface of the non-bonded area is from 80-95% of the total surface of the side. Processes for forming the nonwoven fabric and an absorbent article including the nonwoven fabric are also provided.

The invention addresses the problem of providing a filter medium for a liquid filter, which has a low weight per unit and yet has high strength, high collectability, and a long life, and also a liquid filter. As a means for resolution, using a main fiber having a fiber diameter of 4.0 m or less and an aspect ratio of 100 to 2,500 and a binder fiber having a fiber diameter of 3.0 m or less and an aspect ratio of 100 to 2,500, a filter medium for a liquid filter in which the weight proportion of the binder fiber relative to the weight of the filter medium is 10 to 50 wt %, and the weight per unit is within a range of 5 to 80 g/m.sup.2, and also a liquid filter are obtained.

An elastic body for cosmetic holding use which can be used for holding a cosmetic such as a foundation, such as a puff that can be used for the application of a cosmetic onto skin, said elastic body being characterized by containing conjugate fibers as constituent fibers, wherein each of the conjugate fibers contains a resin A and a resin B having a higher melting temperature than that of the resin A, and contact parts between the constituent fibers are integrated with the resin A contained in the conjugate fibers; a cosmetic-containing elastic body which comprises the elastic body for cosmetic holding use and a cosmetic contained in the elastic body; and a cosmetic equipped with the cosmetic-containing elastic body.

The present disclosure is directed, in part, to webs or topsheets for absorbent articles and methods of making the same. The webs and topsheets include bicomponent fibers having a first component and a second component, wherein the first component has a different hydrophilicity than the second component. The webs and topsheets include a continuous land area and discrete zones of modified surface energy. One of the first and second components forms an outer surface of the fibers in the continuous land area and the other of the components at least partially forms an outer surface of the fibers in the discrete zones of modified surface energy such that the discrete zones of modified surface energy have a different hydrophilicity than the continuous land area.

A nonwoven fabric has: a base section that is spread in a flat manner and that comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite each other; and a plurality of protrusions that protrude from the first surface of the base section in the thickness direction. Each of the protrusions is provided with a peripheral surface section that rises from the first surface of the base section in the thickness direction and a peak surface section comprising a peak surface formed on the vertex of the protrusion. The fiber density of the peripheral surface section is higher than the fiber density of the peak surface section. At least part of a peak surface peripheral edge part of the peak surface section is configured as a thickest section having the thickest thickness of the nonwoven fabric.