https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4071-5425
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ABSTRACT
Menstrual hygiene is one of the most important health-related aspects which must be given higher priority to overcome the menstrual cycle period of women. Currently, there are many types of sanitary napkins are available in the market to absorb the menstrual fluid but most of them are constructed by using petroleum bi-product called SAP and it is used to absorb and hold more menstrual fluid. The present work focuses on to produce and study the moisture behavior properties of a sanitary napkin by using 100% natural fibers as core absorbent. Milkweed fibers are the natural organic fibers which have been taken as core absorbent material in different blend ratios as 100% milkweed, 80/20 milkweed/cotton, 60/40 milkweed/cotton, 50/50 milkweed/cotton, 40/60 milkweed/cotton, and 20/80 milkweed/cotton to develop a sanitary napkin by using polyethylene and polypropylene as bottom and top layer respectively. The produced samples were tested and evaluated by Liquid spreading rate test, Liquid Retention test, Liquid holding capacity under pressure test, and quantity of liquid absorbed in order to evaluate the moisture behavior properties of developed sanitary napkin. The outcome of the results demonstrates that sanitary napkins shows enhanced moisture properties when increasing the milkweed fiber blend percentage.
摘要
月经卫生是妇女克服月经周期的重要卫生问题之一，必须给予高度重视. 目前，市面上有很多种类的卫生巾可以吸收经期的液体，但大多数都是用叫做SAP的石油双产品制成的，用来吸收和保存更多的经期液体. 以100%天然纤维为芯材，制备并研究了卫生巾的吸湿性能. 马利筋纤维是以100%马利筋、80/20马利筋/棉、60/40马利筋/棉、50/50马利筋/棉、40/60马利筋/棉、40/60马利筋/棉等不同混纺比的天然有机纤维，以20/80马利筋/棉为原料，分别以聚乙烯和聚丙烯为底层和顶层，研制出一种卫生巾. 为了评价研制的卫生巾的吸湿性能，对制备的样品进行了液体铺展率试验、留液试验、承压持液量和吸液量的测试和评价. 结果表明，提高了牛奶草纤维混纺产品的含水量.