Starch foams for absorbent articles
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorHenry L. Griesbach, III
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Abstract
The present invention provides a resilient absorbent foam containing starch, a superabsorbent material and a plasticizer. The absorbent foam is highly absorbent, dimensionally stable, resilient and flexible as well as biodegradable and flushable. Additionally provided is an absorbent foam comprising starch and a plasticizer, which is highly resilient and flexible. The present invention also provides an absorbent article containing the resilient absorbent foam.
Claims8
A resilient absorbent foam comprising starch, a superabsorbent material selected from the group consisting of polyacrylamides, polyacrylic acids, metal salts of polyacrylic acid, polyacrylates, grafted starches, polyvinyl ethers, polyvinylpyrrolidone, sulfonated polystyrene, polysulfoethyl acrylate, carboxymethyl starch, carboxymethyl cellulose and saponified starch-polyacrylonitrile graft copolymers and a polymeric plasticizer.
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