摘要 |
<p>A polymer-containing sheet material is manufactured by embedding a polymerization solution, containing a polymerizable monomer throughout at least a portion of the thickness of a polymerization-initiating sheet material, for intimate contact with the polymerization catalyst or polymerization initiator (20) to initiate polymerization of the monomer. Manufacture of a polymer-containing sheet material comprises contacting a liquid-sorbent sheet material, or material used to make the liquid-sorbent sheet material, with a polymerization initiator or polymerization catalyst in an amount to initiate polymerization of a later added polymerizable monomer, to produce a polymerization-initiating sheet material; embedding a polymerization solution, containing a polymerizable monomer throughout at least a portion of the thickness of the polymerization-initiating sheet material, for intimate contact with the polymerization catalyst or polymerization initiator to initiate polymerization of the monomer; and subjecting the sheet material to conditions to polymerize the monomer, to form a polymer embedded in the sheet material, thus securing the polymer to the sheet material.</p> |