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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2002
Tong Sun, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jacek Dutkiewicz, Cordova, TN (US);
Jian Qin, Appleton, WI (US);
Xiaomin Zhang, Appleton, WI (US);
Werner Lonsky, Appleton, WI (US);
Yong LI, Appleton, WI (US);
Tong Sun, Vancouver, WA (US);
Jacek Dutkiewicz, Cordova, TN (US);
Jian Qin, Appleton, WI (US);
Xiaomin Zhang, Appleton, WI (US);
Werner Lonsky, Appleton, WI (US);
Yong Li, Appleton, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
Absorbent structures that form superabsorbent polymers in situ. The structures include an absorbent material and a fibrous material containing an activating agent. The fibrous material releases the activating agent upon stimulation with an activator, which causes the polymer to become a superabsorbent polymer. The absorbent component is desirably a water-swellable, water-insoluble polymer. The absorbent structures form a superabsorbent composition in situ. Methods of making the activating agent containing fibrous material are provided.