Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent or a superabsorbent nanocomposite material comprising a polysaccharide and a phyllosilicate. The polysaccharide component can be a biodegradable polysaccharide that is a self-entangled glass-like polysaccharide or a crosslinked polysaccharide. The phyllosilicate component can be an exfoliation or a semi-exfoliation clay.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 29, 2004
Publication date:
September 29, 2005
Applicant:
Le Groupe Lysac Inc.
Inventors:
Mohammed Berrada, Stephane Chevigny, Claude Thibodeau