Comparing The Absorbency Rate Of Different Brands Of Diapers

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Comparing the absorbency rate of different brands of diapers.

Introduction:

Many parents these days find it difficult to make the right choice on different brands of diapers. The choices may seem endless when searching for a disposable diaper. They select the diapers after seeing the advertisements. Once they start using the diapers they will be facing problems like, wetting, rashes and burns in babies.
A disposable diaper is generally composed of an inner layer of polyester that allows liquids to pass through to a layer of absorbent material, and an outer waterproof plastic layer of polyethene film. A disposable diaper's absorbent core contains wood pulp (usually bleached white with chlorine) and super-absorbent polymers, usually sodium polyacrylate (a …show more content…

A good quality diapers should be able to absorb a good quantity of urine in it. There are two main reasons for the leakage of diapers. The biggest cause of diaper leakage is an inadequate diaper material or the poor absorbency of the diaper. The second reason is the size of the diaper. Parent should select adequate size of diaper for their baby because different brands will have different sizes for a specific weight range. Also the thickness of the diaper material differs for various brands. Therefore I have decided to do a research on various brands of diapers to test their rate of absorption.

Research Question: To determine the absorbency rate of some branded disposable diapers.

Independent Variable:

The five different brands of diapers

Dependent Variable:

The amount of water absorbed by the diaper

Variable Controlled Way the variable is to be controlled

Initial amount of water 500 ml

Size of diaper 10cmx10cm

Absorption time 5 minutes

Materials:

➢ 15 Different diapers (5 different brands with 3 of each brand)
➢ Stopwatch (1/100 sec)
➢ Measuring cylinder

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