Stretched-thinned film and nonwoven laminate

摘要

Disclosed herein is a stretch-thinned film and nonwoven laminate (10) as well as a process for making such a laminate in either a two or three-layer configuration. The film (12) has an effective gauge of 0.01397 mm (0.55 mils (0.00055 inches)) or less and a cross-machine direction to machine direction ratio of Elmendorf tear strength of 3.5 or greater. The resultant laminate (10) has a wide variety of uses which include components of health care related items such as sterile wrap, surgical drapes and gowns and body side liners and external covers for personal care absorbent products. $$