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Absorptive material

US4666975A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 1985
Grant dateMay 19, 1987
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L15/60
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A polymer in the form of particles is water-insoluble and water-sellable, containing carboxyl or carboxylate groups. It has a physiological saline absorption quantity of 40 to 90 grams per one gram of the polymer, a physiological saline absorption rate of at least 8 ml per 0.3 gram of the polymer, a gel strength of 33 to 200 g/cm2 when it has been swollen to saturation with ion-exchange water. It is useful as an absorbent in a sanitary article.

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