US 7,321,007 B2
Liquid absorbent thermoplastic composition comprising superabsorbent material particles of substantially angle-lacking shape
Ivano Gagliardi, Pescara (Italy); Giovanni Carlucci, Chieti (Italy); Roberto D'Addario, Pianella (Italy); and Paolo Veglio, Pescara (Italy)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/670,043.
Claims priority of application No. 02021368 (EP), filed on Sep. 24, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2004/0058159 A1, Mar. 25, 2004
Int. Cl. C08L 1/00 (2006.01); C08L 3/00 (2006.01); C08L 5/00 (2006.01); C08L 89/00 (2006.01); D21H 19/50 (2006.01); A61K 8/73 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 524—13  [524/17; 524/21; 524/25; 524/27; 524/47; 524/55; 523/111] 3 Claims
 
1. A disposable absorbent article comprising an absorbent core, said absorbent core comprises a liquid absorbent thermoplastic composition comprising
a water absorbent polymeric base material, and
particles of superabsorbent material;
wherein said particles of superabsorbent material have a substantially angle-lacking shape and said particles of superabsorbent material have an average particle diameter in dry state of from about 0.1 μm to about 500 μm.