Highly wettable—highly flexible fluff fibers and disposable absorbent products made of those
US7479578B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31663
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An absorbent core comprising fluff pulp fiber treated with polysiloxane, wherein the absorbent core has a density of about 0.15 g/cm3 or greater and a Young's modulus of about 75 psi or less. The polysiloxane may comprise an amino-functional moiety, The absorbent core may comprise superabsorbent, and may be employed in a disposable absorbent product.
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