Transparent/translucent absorbent composites and articles
First Claim
1. A translucent absorbent composite comprising a substrate and an absorbent material applied to the substrate, the absorbent material comprises an absorbent prepared from a water soluble ionic polymer comprising about 15 to about 99.9% by mass monoethylenically unsaturated polymer units having at least one functional group, about 0.1 to about 20% by mass ester units selected from the group consisting of acrylate and methacrylate ester units having an alkoxysilane functionality, wherein the absorbent composite has a light transmittance of at least 45%.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a translucent absorbent composite having a substrate with a light transmittance of at least about 60% and an absorbent material applied to the substrate. The absorbent layer contains an absorbent prepared from a water soluble ionic polymer having about 15 to about 99.9% by mass monoethylenically unsaturated polymer units having at least one functional group and about 0.1 to about 20% by mass ester units selected from the group consisting of acrylate and methacrylate ester units having an alkoxysilane functionality, wherein the absorbent composite has a light transmittance of at least 45%. Also provided are absorbent articles containing the absorbent composite.
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- 1. A translucent absorbent composite comprising a substrate and an absorbent material applied to the substrate, the absorbent material comprises an absorbent prepared from a water soluble ionic polymer comprising about 15 to about 99.9% by mass monoethylenically unsaturated polymer units having at least one functional group, about 0.1 to about 20% by mass ester units selected from the group consisting of acrylate and methacrylate ester units having an alkoxysilane functionality, wherein the absorbent composite has a light transmittance of at least 45%.
- 21. A translucent absorbent composite comprising a backing layer and an absorbent layer, said absorbent layer is positioned adjacent the backing layer, the absorbent layer comprises a substrate and an absorbent material applied to the substrate, the absorbent material comprises an absorbent prepared from a water soluble ionic polymer comprising about 15 to about 99.9% by mass monoethylenically unsaturated polymer units having at least one functional group, about 0.1 to about 20% by mass ester units selected from the group consisting of acrylate and methacrylate ester units having an alkoxysilane functionality, wherein the absorbent layer has a light transmittance of at least 45% and the backing layer has a light transmittance of at least 60%, wherein in the absorbent composite has a minimum light transmittance of at least 45%.
- 34. A translucent absorbent article comprising a backing layer, an absorbent layer and a bodyside liner, said absorbent layer is positioned between the bodyside liner and the backing layer, the absorbent layer comprises a substrate and an absorbent material applied to the substrate, the absorbent material comprises an absorbent prepared from a water soluble ionic polymer water soluble comprising about 15 to about 99.9% by mass monoethylenically unsaturated polymer units having at least one functional group, about 0.1 to about 20% by mass ester units selected from the group consisting of acrylate and methacrylate ester units having an alkoxysilane functionality, wherein the absorbent layer has a light transmittance of at least 45% and the backing layer and the bodyside liner each have a light transmittance of at least 60%, wherein in the absorbent article has a minimum light transmittance of at least 45%.
- 61. An absorbent article comprising a body contacting surface, a surface opposed the body contacting surface, an absorbent core position between the body contacting surface and the surface opposed the body contacting surface, longitudinal edges extending along an edge of absorbent core, and flaps, said flaps extend from the longitudinal edges of the absorbent article and the flaps comprise an absorbent material wherein the flaps each have a light transmittance of at least 45%.
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