CPC B32B 5/067 (2021.05) [B32B 5/022 (2013.01); B32B 5/267 (2021.05); B32B 2307/718 (2013.01); B32B 2307/726 (2013.01); B32B 2307/732 (2013.01); B32B 2555/02 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. An acquisition-distribution-layer (ADL), comprising:
a hydroentangled composite comprising (a) a first outer layer including a first plurality of synthetic fibers, (b) a second outer layer including a second plurality of synthetic fibers, and (c) at least one core layer including cellulose fibers comprising natural cellulose fibers, synthetic cellulose fibers, or a combination thereof, wherein the at least one core layer is located directly or indirectly between the first outer layer and the second outer layer, and the first plurality of synthetic fibers, the second plurality of synthetic fibers, and the cellulose fibers are physically entangled together;
the hydroentangled composite further comprises a three-dimensional topography throughout the hydroentangled composite, the three-dimensional topography is defined by a first outermost surface and a second outermost surface of the hydroentangled composite; wherein the three-dimensional topography includes a plurality of raised portions and a plurality of recessed portions; and wherein the hydroentagled composite has from 0.1 to 0.8 apertures per mm2, the apertures extend through a total thickness of the hydroentangled composite from the first outermost surface to the second outermost surface.
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