CPC A61K 8/027 (2013.01) [A61K 8/042 (2013.01); A61K 8/731 (2013.01); A61Q 11/00 (2013.01); D01D 5/423 (2013.01); A61K 2800/28 (2013.01); A61K 2800/805 (2013.01); A61K 2800/92 (2013.01); B82Y 5/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); D10B 2201/00 (2013.01); D10B 2401/02 (2013.01); D10B 2509/00 (2013.01)] | 34 Claims |
1. An oral hygiene composition comprising:
a mixture of: (i) a carrier liquid; and (ii) water-insoluble hydratable polymer fibers forming an entangled three-dimensional network of said water-insoluble hydratable polymer a fibers in said carrier liquid; wherein:
said carrier liquid comprises water and at least one of glycerol, sorbitol, or a mixture of glycerol and sorbitol, wherein the at least one of glycerol, sorbitol, or a mixture of glycerol and sorbitol is present in excess of 20 wt. % based on the weight of the composition;
said composition has an elastic modulus G′ and a loss modulus G″, and said elastic modulus G′ is larger that said loss modulus G″; and
said water-insoluble hydratable polymer fibers have a diameter of about 10 to about 20,000 nm and a length of at least 100 nm.
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