Patent ID: 11945935
Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  A | IPC A  C

Claim 26:
27. An article having a major exterior surface, the article comprising an intimate mixture of
a silicone component including at least one polysiloxane; and
a polymer component including at least one hydrophilic polymer having a water-absorption capacity of at least 50 wt. %, the polymer component comprising one or more polysaccharides selected from starch, alginate, cellulose, hyaluronic acid, chitin, and derivatives thereof;, wherein the silicone component and the polymer component are present in the mixture in a dry weight ratio within the range of 99.9:0.1 to 30:70.