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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Claude Thibodeau, Lachine, CA;
David Bergeron, La Prairie, CA;
Isabelle Bolduc, Chambly, CA;
Claude Couture, Westmount, CA;
Nicolas Nourry, Longueuil, CA;
Inventors:
Claude Thibodeau, Lachine, CA;
David Bergeron, La Prairie, CA;
Isabelle Bolduc, Chambly, CA;
Claude Couture, Westmount, CA;
Nicolas Nourry, Longueuil, CA;
Assignee:
Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 31/00 (2006.01); A61L 15/28 (2006.01); A61L 15/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 15/28 (2013.01); A61L 15/60 (2013.01); C08B 31/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates an absorbent material consisting of a molecular network of starch molecules, the starch molecules comprising an amylopectin content of at least 90% (w/w). The molecular network can either be comprised of self-entangled starches or cross-linked starches.