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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dave Soerens, Roswell, GA (US);
Sohail Malik, Roswell, GA (US);
Cameron G. Rouns, South Jordan, UT (US);
Sharon L. Greene, Canton, GA (US);
Archel A. Ambrosio, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 9/04 ;
Abstract
Coatings are formed by applying to article a copolymer of a water soluble base polymer having graft polymerized thereto an organic moiety that includes a group that reacts with water to form a silanol group, and then curing the copolymer to form a crosslinked hydrogel coating that is absorbent, lubricious and substantially non-water soluble. Coating compositions, coated articles the subject coatings are also described.