Polymeric materials having an inverse temperature transition, particularly bioelastic polymers comprising monomeric units selected from the group consisting of bioelastic pentapeptides, tetrapeptides, and nonapeptides, have been found to have controllable absorbent properties that can be varied with...http://www.google.com/patents/US5393602?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5393602 - Superabsorbent materials and uses thereof
