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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2004
Takayasu Taniguchi, Himeji, JP;
Masayoshi Handa, Himeji, JP;
Yasuhiro Nawata, Himeji, JP;
Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
The object of the present invention is to provide a water-absorbing resin compound, wherein the water-absorbing resin compound can retain antibacterial properties of an antibacterial metal to suppress the emission of unpleasant odors even when an organic material exists in a system in the case of using an eluting-type antibacterial agent. Thus, the present invention relates to a water-absorbing resin compound, which comprises a water-absorbing resin, an antibacterial agent having a porous material incorporating an antibacterial metal, and a metal chelating agent. Further, the present invention also relates to an absorbing material, which comprises a water-absorbing resin compound of the present invention, and a hydrophilic fiber as well as an absorbing product, which comprises a liquid-permeable sheet and a liquid-non-permeable sheet, and an absorbing material comprising a water-absorbing resin compound of the present invention, and a hydrophilic fiber between the liquid-permeable sheet and the liquid-non-permeable sheet.