abstract |
Articles having improved absorbency for aqueous body fluids consist of body-conforming supports containing dry, solid waterswellable, water-insoluble polymeric sorbents which are lightly cross-linked polymers, such as polyvinylpyrrolidones, sulfonated polystyrenes, sulfonated polyvinyltoluenes, poly-sulfoethyl acrylates, poly-2-hydroxyethyl acrylates, polyacrylates, hydrolyzed polyacrylamides and copolymers of acrylamide with acrylic acid. |