Analyzing absorption rate of disposable baby diapers of different brands.
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2026
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Busitema university
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Disposable baby diapers are complex products consisting of multiple layers of materials, most of which are not in direct contact with the skin. Disposable baby diapers are widely used in many parts of developed and developing countries. It is estimated that 90% to 95% of diapers used are disposable. Today’s disposable baby diapers are of high performance and well evaluated products purposefully designed to keep baby’s skin dry. This is possible due to variety of specialized polymer materials including cellulose, polypropylene, polyester and polyethylene arranged in different layers that are used to provide optimal absorption of urine thereby minimizing skin exposure. However, superabsorbent polymer differs in different brands, so a diaper absorption assessment is recommended to judge its quality. For that reason, five brands of diapers that is soft care, cucttic, pampers, Mami love and baby love were taken to physics laboratory to analyze their liquid absorption. Each brand was tested in triplicate to ensure reliability. The methodology allowed for comprehensive comparison of absorption rates among the brands and by comparative study, the average absorption rate was in the range of 1100 wt% to 1593 wt% in saline solution. In my study, pamper brand had the highest absorption rate of 1593 wt% while baby love had the lowest absorption rate of 1100 wt% which is lower than the recommended value of absorption rate according to (Bachra et al., 2020). I therefore, recommend that further research should be conducted on the scope of analyzing the absorption rate of disposable baby diapers of different brands.