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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Susan M Cole, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 40 ; 4283173 ; 4283175 ; 604307 ; 604336 ; 602 54 ; 602 56 ;
Abstract
A pressure sensitive adhesive article is disclosed for treating a wound or attaching a device or article to the skin. The article comprises a film of presure sensitive adhesive having dispersed therein a discontinuous gaseous phase contained within voids in the adhesive. The adhesive is formed from the polymerization of a hydrophilic premix and exhibits high moisture vapor transmission and fluid absorbency.