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Article: Absorbent members for body fluids having good wet integrity and relatively high concentrations of hydrogel-forming absorbent polymer. (patent filed by Procter and Gamble Co.)(Brief Article)
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- Nonwovens Industry
- Article date:
- December 1, 1997
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No. 5,599,335; Stephen Goldman, Nancy Haynes, Todd Mansfield, Manfred Plischke, Herbert Retzch, Trevor Walker and Gerald Young, assignors to Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH.
An absorbent member for the containment of aqueous body fluids was recently patented. The article includes at least one region made up of hydrogel-forming absorbent polymer in a concentration of about 60-100% by weight, which forms a gel continuous fluid transportation zone when swollen. The zone has a saline flow conductivity ...