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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsJohn Gavin MacDonald, Terry Lee Combs, Andrew Mark Long, Mary L. McDaniel, Jaeho Kim
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Absorbent articles including a compressed tablet are generally described. The compressed tablet of the present invention is configured to expand toward the skin of the wearer (i.e., in the z-direction of the absorbent article perpendicular to the plane of the absorbent article) upon contact with a liquid. However, the expansion of the compressed tablet is substantially limited to the z-direction. That is, the compressed tablet does not substantially expand in any direction parallel with the plane of the article (i.e., the x- and y-directions). As such, the compressed tablet does not significantly interfere with the absorbent capabilities of the absorbent article. Thus, the compressed tablet can be included within conventional absorbent articles without significantly sacrificing the absorbency characteristics of the article.
An absorbent article configured to increase the volume available for absorption upon a liquid insult, the absorbent article comprising:
An absorbent article configured to increase the volume available for absorption upon a liquid insult, the absorbent article comprising:
A method of increasing the volume available for absorption upon a liquid insult, the method comprising
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