Polymeric structures and method for making same

Abstract

Polymeric structures, methods for making same, fibrous structures comprising same and fibrous product incorporating same are provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A fibrous structure comprising a fiber comprising a PVOH and a hydroxyl polymer starch, wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a dry lint score of less than about 50. 
     
     
         2 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure comprises two or more fibers that are associated with one another. 
     
     
         3 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure comprises two or more regions that exhibit different values of a common intensive property relative to each other. 
     
     
         4 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 3  wherein the common intensive property is selected from the group consisting of: density, basis weight, caliper, substrate thickness, elevation, opacity, crepe frequency and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         5 . A fibrous product comprising one or more fibrous structures according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         6 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fibrous structure exhibits a wet pill area of less than about 4%. 
     
     
         7 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fiber further comprises a crosslinking system comprising a crosslinking agent, wherein the hydroxyl polymer starch is crosslinked by the crosslinking agent such that the fiber as a whole does not exhibit a melting point. 
     
     
         8 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1  wherein the fiber exhibits a fiber diameter of less than about 50 μm. 
     
     
         9 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the fibrous structure comprises two or more fibers at least one of which comprises a fiber comprising PVOH and a hydroxyl polymer starch, wherein the fibrous structure comprises a first region comprising associated fibers and a second region comprising non-associated fibers. 
     
     
         10 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 9  wherein the fibrous structure comprises two or more regions that exhibit different values of a common intensive property relative to each other. 
     
     
         11 . The fibrous structure according to  claim 10  wherein the common intensive property is selected from the group consisting of: density, basis weight, caliper, substrate thickness, elevation, opacity, crepe frequency and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         12 . A fibrous product comprising one or more fibrous structures according to  claim 9 . 
     
     
         13 . The fibrous product according to  claim 12  wherein the fibrous product exhibits a stretch at peak load of at least about 5%. 
     
     
         14 . The fibrous product according to  claim 12  wherein the fibrous product exhibits a stretch at failure load of at least about 10%.