Absorbent sanitary article for absorbing body fluid

An absorbent sanitary article for absorbing body fluids which comprises a fibrous matrix containing metallic silver and a fiber having an outer surface, characterized in that the silver is chemically or physically attached exclusively to the fiber surface and immobilized relative to the fiber surface so that the silver cannot be flushed away from the fiber during use of the sanitary article.

An absorbent sanitary article comprising a fibrous matrix including fibrous elements, metallic silver particles, and at least one fiber having an outer surface, the silver particles being in direct contact with and being bound exclusively to the outer surface to fix the silver particles against movement relative to the outer surface, whereby the silver particles cannot be flushed away from the fiber surface during use of the sanitary article.

A process for producing an absorbent sanitary article for absorbing body fluids which comprises a fibrous matrix containing metallic silver, comprising the steps of disposing a fiber having an outer surface in said matrix and binding said metallic silver exclusively to said fiber surface to immobilize the metallic silver relative to the surface of the fiber so that the metallic silver cannot be flushed away from the fiber surface during use of the sanitary article.