Microcapillary films and foams suitable for capillary action fluid transport

摘要

The instant invention provides microcapillary films and /or foams suitable for capillary action fluid transport. The inventive microcapillary film and/or foam containing suitable for capillary action fluid transport according to the present invention has a first end and a second end and comprises:(a) a matrix comprising a thermoplastic material and (b) at least one or more channels disposed in parallel in said matrix from the first end to the second end of said microcapillary film and/or foam wherein said one or more channels are at least 1 µm apart from each other wherein each said one or more channels have a diameter in the range of at least 1 µm; wherein said microcapillary film and/or foam has a thickness in the range of from 2 µm to 2000 µm.