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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kuraray Co., Ltd., Kurashiki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428407 ; 523210 ; 523223 ; 524503 ;
Abstract
A polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel has a surface layer comprising a net-like structure formed by entanglement of fiber-like articles having a diameter of 0.1 to 50 .mu.m. This gel has a large surface area and high capability of adhering microorganisms and permeating liquid, thereby exhibiting excellent purifying function. Processes for producing the above hydrogel are also provided.