CPC A61F 13/15 (2013.01) [A61F 13/15203 (2013.01); A61F 13/15577 (2013.01); A61F 13/513 (2013.01); A61F 13/51394 (2013.01); A61F 13/51401 (2013.01); A61F 13/51456 (2013.01); A61F 13/51476 (2013.01); A61F 13/51496 (2013.01); A61F 13/537 (2013.01); A61F 13/551 (2013.01); A61L 15/52 (2013.01); D04H 3/007 (2013.01); D04H 3/018 (2013.01); D04H 3/147 (2013.01); D04H 3/16 (2013.01); D04H 13/00 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15373 (2013.01); A61F 2013/1539 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15414 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15422 (2013.01); A61F 2013/1543 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15455 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15487 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15959 (2013.01); A61F 2013/51088 (2013.01); A61F 2013/5149 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0056 (2013.01); D10B 2401/02 (2013.01); D10B 2403/033 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A through-air bonded nonwoven fabric comprising a first surface, a second surface, and a visually discernible pattern of three-dimensional features on one of the first or second surfaces, each of the three-dimensional features defining a microzone comprising a first region and a second region, the first and second regions having a difference in values for an intensive property, wherein the intensive property is one or more of:
a. thickness,
b. basis weight, and
c. volumetric density;
wherein in at least one of the microzones, the first region exhibits a Contact Angle in the range of about 110 degrees to about 135 degrees, as measured by the Contact Angle Test Method detailed herein, wherein the second region exhibits a Time to Wick of less than 10 seconds, as measured by the Time to Wick Test Method detailed herein, wherein the Time to Wick is a time required for a contact angle of a drop absorbing into the second region to decrease to a contact angle of less than 10°, and wherein the second region exhibits a Contact Angle of less than 90 degrees, as measured by the Contact Angle Test Method detailed herein.
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