Fluid management layer for an absorbent article
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsGerard Alain VIENS, Misael Omar AVILES, Olivia Maeve NEWMAN
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Abstract
A fluid management layer that includes a nonwoven having a basis weight of from about 40 gsm to about 75 gsm, from about 15 to about 35 weight percent of cellulosic fibers, from about 65 to about 85 weight percent of bonding fibers, wherein the fluid management layer has a caliper factor of from about 0.26 to about 0.35, and wherein the cellulosic fibers and the bonding fibers have a decitex below about 2. The fluid management layer can be included in a disposable absorbent article.
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A fluid management layer comprising:
- a nonwoven having a basis weight of from about 40 gsm to about 75 gsm, wherein the nonwoven comprises:
- from about 15 to about 35 weight percent of cellulosic fibers,
- from about 65 to about 85 weight percent of bonding fibers,
- wherein the fluid management layer has a caliper factor of from about 0.26 to about 0.35, and wherein the cellulosic fibers and the bonding fibers have a decitex below about 2.
A disposable absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a fluid management disposed between the topsheet and the absorbent core wherein the fluid management layer comprises a nonwoven having a basis weight of from about 40 gsm to about 75 gsm, from about 15 to about 35 weight percent of cellulosic fibers, from about 65 to about 85 weight percent of bonding fibers, wherein the fluid management layer has a caliper factor of from about 0.26 to about 0.35, and wherein the cellulosic fibers and the polymeric fibers have a decitex below about 2.
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