Fluid pervious, dispersible, and flushable webs having improved functional surface

Abstract From the Canadian patent

The present invention provides a fluid pervious web which disperses into fragments which are readily flushable in a normal toilet. The web preferably comprises a wetlaid apertured tissue having a temporary wet strength resin incorporated therein. The web preferably further includes a plurality of individual fibrils on a body-facing surface thereof so as to provide a clean and dry tactile impression in use. The fibrils serve to separate the wearer's skin from the underlying tissue substrate in use. In a preferred embodiment the web substrate is hydrophilic in nature while the fibrils themselves are hydrophobic in nature so as to provide enhanced dryness at the uppermost' surface while …