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US 2016/0095762 A1Published application
Fluid absorption and distribution enhancement systems
AssigneeCornerstone Research Group, Inc.
InventorsMatthew B. Sunday, Joseph H. Althaus, Brian E. Henslee, Benjamin C. Mac Murray
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Abstract
Embodiments of a fluid absorption and distribution enhancement (FADE) product comprises at least one flow media layer, and at least one superabsorbent polymer layer.
Claims20
A fluid absorption and distribution enhancement (FADE) product comprising:
- at least one flow media layer forming a flow network of pathways to convey a fluid disposed therein;
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- at least one superabsorbent polymer layer oriented above or below the at least one flow media layer.
A fluid absorption and distribution enhancement (FADE) product comprising:
- at least two flow media layers;
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- at least one superabsorbent polymer layer comprising one or more flow channels sandwiched between the flow media layers;
- wherein,
- the flow media layers comprise woven material, non-woven material, pressed mesh, knitted mesh, scrim material, or combinations thereof formed from nylon, polypropylene, propylene ethylene copolymer, polyolefin, polyester, polyamide, polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane, or combinations thereof, and
- the superabsorbent polymer layer comprises poly (sodium acrylate) homopolymer or copolymer, polyacrylamide copolymer, ethylene maleic anhydride copolymer, polyvinyl alcohol copolymers, polyethylene oxide, polyacrylonitrile copolymer, cross-linked carboxymethylcellulose, or combinations thereof.
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