Absorbent structure comprising a microbial polysaccharide and a process of making the same
US5580348A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249978
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is an absorbent structure comprising a microbial polysaccharide having improved porosity and a process of making the same. The absorbent structure may be adapted for use in an absorbent product such as a diaper or incontinence product. The process involves the supercritical drying of a microbial polysaccharide to remove at least a portion of the aqueous medium in which the microbial polysaccharide is produced without unacceptably reducing the porosity of the microbial polysaccharide.
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