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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kathleen Mandell, West Chicago, IL (US);
Jerald W. Darlington, Jr., Marengo, IL (US);
Anthony S. Tomlin, Island Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft Corporation, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 1/542 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 1/542 ;
Abstract
An odor-controlling superabsorbent polymer and methods of manufacturing the odor-controlling superabsorbent polymer are disclosed. The odor-controlling superabsorbent polymer has an odor-controlling compound homogeneously distributed therein. The odor-controlling compound is a material selected from the group consisting of a cyclodextrin compound, an amphoteric surfactant, a water-insoluble phosphate, triclosan, and mixtures thereof.