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Absorbent articles comprising supercritical fluid treated HIPE, I-HIPE foams and other foams

a hipe foam and supercritical fluid technology, applied in the field of absorbent composites, can solve the problems of difficult extraction of oil phase in inverse hipe foams such as oil-in-water emulsion systems, and achieve the effect of cost-effective mass production

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-23
KO YOUNG C +1
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"The present invention is about using super critical fluid technology to make absorbent polymeric foams. This technology can be used in both traditional high internal phase emulsion foams and inverse high internal phase emulsion foams. The invention also includes a method for making an absorbent composite that is cost-effective and can be mass-produced. The absorbent composite made using this technology exhibits improved fluid intake rate and superior fluid intake of multiple insults over the life of the composite. The technical effects of this invention include the creation of cost-effective and environmentally friendly absorbent foams that can be mass-produced and have improved fluid intake properties."

Problems solved by technology

Inverse HIPE foams such as oil-in-water (O / W) emulsion systems have suffered from the difficulty of extracting the oil phase in the polymer matrix after polymerization.

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[0008] The present invention comprises compositions and methods of making absorbent polymeric foams using super critical fluids. Super critical fluids, such as CO2, are substituted either completely or partially for the oil of an oil-in-water HIPE or in the water-in-oil emulsion of an inverse HIPE system. After polymerization in the water phase occurs, the CO2 is easily extracted from the polymer as a gas. Super critical fluid processing can be used in the manufacture of existing foams, such as HIPE foams, I-HIPE foams or polyolefin foams, wherein, for example, the supercritical CO2 causes swelling of the polymeric matrix, allowing diffusion of surface active agents or other active components into the matrix in the swollen state, wherein upon depressurization, the matrix deswells and entraps the active components in the outer layers of the matrix to modify the surface chemistry and other properties of the foam. By controlling the nature of the emulsion, and the polymerization proces...

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Abstract

The present invention comprises compositions and methods of making high internal phase emulsion foam (HIPE) and inverse high internal phase emulsion foam (I-HIPE) using super critical fluids. Such foams may be used in a wide variety of articles such as absorbent articles.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention is directed to absorbent composites having enhanced intake rates and retention properties. The present invention is also directed to a method of making absorbent composites having enhanced intake rates and retention properties. The present invention is further directed to compositions comprising the absorbent composites. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] In the manufacture of highly absorbent materials and structures for use in personal care products such as diapers, feminine hygiene products and bandages, there is a continual effort to improve performance characteristics. Although the structure of these personal care products have many components, in many instances the in-use performance of the product is directly related to the characteristics of the absorbent composite it contains. Accordingly, manufacturers of these products strive to find ways of improving the properties of the absorbent composite in order to reduce leakage w...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61K31/00A61K31/65A61K31/775A61K31/787C08F2/32C08F20/28C08J9/28
CPCA61K31/00A61K31/65A61K31/775A61K31/787C08F2/32C08J2300/14C08J9/28C08J2201/028C08J2203/08C08J2207/12C08F20/28Y02P20/54
Inventor KO, YOUNG C.LINDSAY, JEFFREY D.
Owner KO YOUNG C
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