Patent ID: 6040251
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A61F,A61L,B05C,C08J,C14C,D04H,D06B,D06M,D06N,D21H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An absorbent garment comprising:an absorbent pad; andat least one layer of a web, wherein the web comprises a plurality of web members with interstices therebetween and an at least partially cured polymer composition derived from a shear-thinable thixotropic polymer, wherein the web is adapted to be, when the polymer is in the fully cured state:substantially impermeable to liquids;permeable to selective gases; andsubstantially impermeable to selective biological materials due to the presence in the cured polymer of one or more modifiers capable of interacting with the biological materials.