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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:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
May. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kazutoshi Haraguchi, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Kawamura Institute of Chemical Research, Sakura, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 9/04 ; C08K 3/34 ; B32B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 9/04 ; C08K 3/34 ; B32B 1/900 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel organic/inorganic hybrid hydrogel which is superior in homogeneity, transparency, mechanical properties, and in swelling and shrinking properties, a manufacturing method therefore, and a dry body of the organic/inorganic hybrid hydrogel which is obtained by removing water from said hydrogel. The organic/inorganic hybrid hydrogel comprises a water soluble polymer (A), a water swelling clay mineral (B) which can be homogeneously dispersed in water, and water (C), and water (C) is included in a three-dimensional network formed by (A) and (B).