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POUCH FOR ABSORBING FLUID ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A pouch for absorbing fluids such as water, alkaline and acidic liquids, organic liquids, saline solutions, urine, blood and other body fluids comprise an inner layer of liquid-insoluble, liquid-absorbing polymer material sandwiched between a pair of thin, resilient flexible outer, liquid-permeable sheets for passage of liquid from the exterior of the pouch in-wardly therein to contact and be absorbed by the li-quid-absorbing material of the inner layer. The outer sheets are formed of water-permeable, flexible, woven or non-woven, fabric or polymeric sheet material. In one embodiment, the outer layers have sufficient wet strength and include resilient, thermoplastic, essen-tially non-absorbent fibers, along with liquid-absorb-ing, fibrous material. The fabric sheets are secured together around peripheral edges for containing the liquid-absorbing polymer material and fluids absorbed thereby. |