William M. Doane

TL;DR: Starch-containing polymer compositions are prepared which absorb amounts of water equaling up to more than 1000 times their own weight as mentioned in this paper, and these compositions find many applications including their incorporation into products such as disposable diapers, surgical pads and sheets, and paper towels.

TL;DR: Starch-containing polymer compositions are prepared which absorb amounts of water equaling up to more than 1000 times their own weight as mentioned in this paper, and these compositions find many applications including their incorporation into products such as disposable diapers, surgical pads and sheets, and paper towels.

TL;DR: Water-insoluble starch xanthates were prepared by xanthation of highly crosslinked starches under various conditions as discussed by the authors, and their properties were determined by isolation of the products by solvent dehydration, freeze drying, or spray drying.

TL;DR: Water-soluble and water-insoluble solid and liquid core materials are encapsulated by the same method as discussed by the authors, which entraps the core materials in a matrix of polyhydroxy polymers which are insolubilized from their corresponding water soluble xanthates.