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Hydrophilic foam
Assignee: NORSET LP
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Filing: 1985-03-04
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Granted: 1986-07-29
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Expires: 2005-03-04
Abstract
Abstract MDI-based prepolymers are blown with a substantially nonaqueous blowing agent, such as pressurized air, an polymerized with stoichiometric amounts of polyoxyethylene polyol having at least two hydroxyl equivalents per mole, yielding a hydrophilic foam. The present foams may be extruded, knife-coated or otherwise cast into sheets, or may be fabricated by other known foam preparation techniques. Because the foam is polymerized with polyoxyethylene polyol instead of water, the foam exhibits both superior drape and improved stretch and recovery as compared with prior-art MDI-based flexible foams formed with aqueous reactants. The foam is particularly suited for use in external biomedical applications as, for example, a laminated medical/surgical dressing in which a thin sheet of the hydrophilic foam adheres to a nonstick aluminized veil on one side.
Inventors
- 👤 W. Raymond Bowditch
- 👤 Borys Rybalka
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US
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2026-10-24 21:51
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/18; A; A61; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/22; A61L15/26; A61L15/42; A61L15/425; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/245; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/08; C08G18/10; C08G18/28; C08G18/40; C08G18/48; C08G18/4833; C08G18/70; C08G18/72; C08G18/74; C08G18/76; C08G18/7657; C08G18/7664; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/12; C08J5/124; B32B2255/00; B32B2255/02; B32B2255/20; B32B2255/205; B32B2266/00; B32B2266/02; B32B2266/0214; B32B2266/0278; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/728; C08G2110/00; C08G2110/0008; C08J2375/00; C08J2375/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249981; Y10T428/249982; Y10T428/249987; Y10T428/24999; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/10; Y10T442/102; Y10T442/15; Y10T442/152
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A foam laminate, comprising: an aluminized veil laminated with a foam layer, said foam layer further comprising the blown reaction product of: (a) a diphenylmethane diisocyanate-containing isocyanate product with a functionality of greater than 2 comprising a mixture of diphenylmethane diisocyanate and polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate; and (b) a polyol having at least about 50% by weight of oxyethylene groups and having at least two hydroxyl equivalents per mole, the ratio of the isocyanate equivalents to the total hydroxyl equivalents being about 1:1; wherein said foam layer incorporates a surfactant, a catalyst, and a means for absorbing aqueous liquid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
A foam laminate, comprising: an aluminized veil laminated with a foam layer, said foam layer further comprising the blown reaction product of: (a) a diphenylmethane diisocyanate-containing isocyanate product with a functionality of greater than 2 comprising a mixture of diphenylmethane diisocyanate and polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate; and (b) a polyol having at least about 50% by weight of oxyethylene groups and having at least two hydroxyl equivalents per mole, the ratio of the isocyanate equivalents to the total hydroxyl equivalents being about 1:1; wherein said foam layer incorporates a surfactant, a catalyst, and a means for absorbing aqueous liquid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The foam laminate of claim 1, wherein said means for absorbing aqueous liquid is a copolymer of 2-propenoic acid and 2-propenoic acid potassium salt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The foam laminate of claim 2, wherein said foam layer is laminated with said aluminized veil by means of an adhesive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The foam laminate of claim 3, wherein said adhesive is moisture vapor permeable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The foam laminate of claim 4, wherein said adhesive is porous.
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