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1 June 2004
Homofilament fibres can be meltspun from a dual capillary spinneret having different shapes so as to induce differential fibre morphologies resulting in crimping, according to Kimberly-Clark. In International Patent WO 02/052073, the company from Neenah, Wisconsin, USA, says that quenching and drawing the fibres further aids the crimping.