Absorbent material having improved absorbent permeability and methods for making the same
US6011196A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2982
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An absorbent material with substantially improved liquid permeability such that it is not subject to gel blocking while maintaining a preferred absorbent capacity is disclosed. The absorbent material is in particulate form and is the reaction product of a water-insoluble, absorbent, hydrogel-forming polymer and a polycationic polymer, the reaction forming a covalent bond between the polymers. After the reaction, the absorbent material has a Saline Flow Conductivity greater than (500-11.5.multidot.GV)(10.sup.-7) cm.sup.3 sec/g where GV is the gel volume of the absorbent material.
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