The Procter Gamble Company

Georg Pescher

Mattias Schmidt

Joerg Andreas Mueller

Heike Opper

Andreas Flohr

Anja Schuehle (Née Hoffmann)

Jorg Andreas Muller

Anja Hoffmann

The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article, such as a diaper, training pants, adult incontinence article, having a specific topsheet with an opening to receive bowel movement waste (BM) and which is such that it masks the waste present underneath said topsheet. The topsheet is air permeable and it has a uniform pore size distribution with small pores only and it has a low surface energy and therefore an alcohol repellency of at least 7, typically at least 9 or even preferably 10.

Disposable absorbent article with masking topsheet having one or more openings providing a passageway to a void space

Disposable absorbent articles with masking topsheet having one or more openings providing a passageway to a void space

A disposable absorbent article with a backsheet and a first topsheet, is capable of being at least partially in contact with the wearer's skin when in use. The first topsheet being a fibrous three-dimensional web, having bonded regions where the fibers are bonded to another, and unbonded regions, where the fibers are unbonded to one another. The fibers extend from at least one unbonded region into at least two bonded regions, typically in the form of loops. The bonded regions form the support structure for the unbonded regions, and the surface area of the unbonded regions is at least 2 mm. The topsheet has a thickness (caliper) of between 0.1 and 5 mm.

Disposable absorbent article with improved topsheet

The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent article having a fecal management member intended to handle fluids including in particular high viscosity fluids such as feces and menses. The fecal management member includes a plurality of fibers oriented in the z-direction which lead to improved fluid transportation in the z-direction and is positioned intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet of the disposable absorbent article.

Disposable absorbent article comprising fecal management member having fibers oriented in the z-direction

A method for forming an apertured web which may be used as a topsheet on a disposable absorbent article, such as a diaper. The web ( ) is fed in as machine direction through a first nip ( ) formed by a pair of rollers one of the rollers having a smooth outer surface and the other roller having an outer surface with a plurality of projections extending from it's outer surface. At least one of the rollers of the first nip ( ) is heated. The first nip ( ) apertures the web with a plurality of apertures each having a fused perimeter. The web ( ) is then cooled to solidify the fused perimeter of the apertures. The web ( ) is then fed through a second nip ( ) formed by a pair of rollers to break the solidified fused perimeter of the apertures. One of the rollers of the second nip ( ) has an outer surface with a plurality of grooves.

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