Patent ID: 11969486
Assignee: LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A  C

Claim 0:
1. A denture adhesive composition comprising:
(a) 10 to 14 percent by weight of the overall composition of a cross-linked poly(acrylic) acid polymer, wherein the cross-linked poly(acrylic) acid polymer is a carbomer homopolymer, carbomer copolymer, carbomer interpolymer, or a mixture thereof; and
(b) an additional component comprising (i) 17 to 25 percent by weight of the overall composition of a carboxymethylcellulose component; and (ii) 18 to 45 percent by weight of the overall composition of an adherence promoting component comprising sodium alginate;
wherein the weight ratio of component (b) to component (a) is from 5:1 to 1:5.