Oral tobacco product
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1. An oral tobacco product, comprising:
- a body that is wholly receivable in an oral cavity, the body including, a fiber-polymer matrix including,a mouth-stable polymer matrix including polyurethane in an amount greater than or equal to about 60 weight percent; and
tobacco fibers in an amount greater than or equal to about 10 weight percent, the tobacco fibers being embedded in the mouth-stable polymer matrix; and
an additive absorbed in the fiber-polymer matrix, the additive configured to be released from the body when the body is received within the oral cavity and exposed to saliva, and the tobacco fibers forming channels extending from one surface of the oral tobacco product to an opposite surface of the oral tobacco product in the fiber-polymer matrix.
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An oral tobacco product includes a body that is wholly receivable in an oral cavity. The body includes a mouth-stable polymer matrix and tobacco fibers embedded in the mouth-stable polymer matrix. The oral tobacco product can be formed by extruding a mixture of mouth-stable polymer and tobacco fibers.
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1. An oral tobacco product, comprising:
a body that is wholly receivable in an oral cavity, the body including, a fiber-polymer matrix including, a mouth-stable polymer matrix including polyurethane in an amount greater than or equal to about 60 weight percent; and tobacco fibers in an amount greater than or equal to about 10 weight percent, the tobacco fibers being embedded in the mouth-stable polymer matrix; and an additive absorbed in the fiber-polymer matrix, the additive configured to be released from the body when the body is received within the oral cavity and exposed to saliva, and the tobacco fibers forming channels extending from one surface of the oral tobacco product to an opposite surface of the oral tobacco product in the fiber-polymer matrix. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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