A liquid absorbent structure is made by dry laying a fibrous web having incorporated therein a superabsorbent material, and applying a latex coating to at least one surface of the web, which on curing imparts integrity to the resulting structure without substantially impairing the effectiveness of the...http://www.google.de/patents/US5378528?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5378528 - Absorbent structure containing superabsorbent particles and having a latex binder coating on at least one surface of the absorbent structure