Absorbent structure

A feminine hygiene article comprising an absorbent structure, the absorbent structure comprising a heterogeneous mass comprising a longitudinal axis, a lateral axis, a vertical axis, a fibrous nonwoven web comprising a plurality of enrobeable fibers and one or more discrete hydrophilic open cell HIPE foam pieces enrobing fibers of said plurality of enrobeable fibers, wherein at least one of the discrete hydrophilic open cell HIPE foam pieces comprises a first vacuole and a second vacuole wherein the first vacuole has a first cross sectional area, wherein the second vacuole has a second cross sectional area, wherein the first vacuole enrobes a first enrobeable fiber, wherein the second vacuole enrobes a second enrobeable fiber, wherein the first enrobeable fiber and the second enrobeable fiber exhibit different surface properties or physical geometries, and wherein the first vacuole diameter is less than two times the diameter of the first enrobeable fiber and wherein the first enrobeable fiber is coated with a nonionic surfactant.