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1999-04-12

2000-12-19

Ruhl, Dennis

Surgery

Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material

Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...

604367, A61F 1315

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061629618

ABSTRACT:
An absorbent article having exceptional expansion properties when wetted by an aqueous fluid is disclosed. The absorbent article has an absorbent member formed from a multitude of randomly oriented cellulosic fibers containing at least about 20% lignin. The absorbent member has a moisture content of from between about 1% to about 20% water by weight of fiber and the fibers are elastically stressed and bonded by hydrogen bonds. The fibers are retained in a stressed condition and have a density of from between about 0.2 g/cc to about 1 g/cc.

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Derwent World Patent Database abstract of JP 92-08787 A: Description of Daiwa Kagaku Kogyo KK; Sanyo Chem Ind. Ltd., "Antimicrobial Water-Absorbing Resin Composition For Packaging."
"Absorbent Core Technology for Personal Care Products," Teltech Research Services Monthly Update, Mar. 1999, pp. 1-8.

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