Sanitary appliance containing blood gelling agent
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsGerard M. Aberson, Robin Powell-Toothman
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Abstract
An absorbent article for absorbing blood having a conventional absorbent includes a blood gelling agent to thicken and bind menstrual fluid within the absorbent.
Claims9
An absorbent article used for absorbing body fluids containing blood including a fluid impervious baffle, an absorbent component and a blood gelling agent which is essentially non-cross-linked and water soluble and which forms particulate disordered structures with blood protein but not with water.
A sanitary napkin including a fluid impervious baffle, an absorbent component and a blood gelling agent which is essentially non-cross-linked and water soluble and which forms particulate disordered structures with blood protein but not with water.
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