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Absorbent products and their manufacture

US5280079A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 1992
Grant dateJan 18, 1994
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Expiry dateMay 18, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S525/919
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A water absorbent water insoluble polymeric element, such as a fibre, film, coating, bonding layer or foam, is made by forming a substantially linear polymer by polymerisation of water soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer blends comprising carboxylic and hydroxylic monomers and then reacting the carboxylic and hydroxylic monomers in the linear polymer to form internal cross links within the polymer.

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