Claims
- 1. An absorbent article having incorporated therein a buffer as odour control material, said buffer comprising an acid and a salt and having a pH of from 7 to 10.
- 2. An absorbent article as claimed in claim 1 wherein the buffer has a pH of from 8 to 9.
- 3. A method of controlling odours in an absorbent article by incorporating therein a buffer comprising an acid and a salt and having a pH of from 7 to 10.
Priority Claims (1)
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TO93A0278 |
Apr 1993 |
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CROSS-REFERENCED TO THE RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation of Application No. 08/537,887, filed Jan. 22, 1996, U.S. Pat. No. 5,944,704 which was the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP94/01263, filed Apr. 22, 1994, and claims priority to Italian Application TO93A000278, filed Apr. 23, 1993.
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Continuations (1)
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