ABSORBENT ARTICLE CONTAINING A DENSITY GRADIENT IN AT LEAST TWO DIRECTIONS, AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF

• Main Authors: RAQUEL PURISIMA, JENNY VARGAS RUIZ, DOOHONG KIM, CLAUDIO MALAGONI BUIATTI, ROGERIO BANDEIRA BASTOS, JOFY N. PERALTA, CASSIANO FREGAPANI PEREIRA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 10.12.2007
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

An absorbent article includes a liquid permeable cover, a baffle material, and an absorbent structure disposed between the cover and baffle material. The absorbent structure includes a retention zone having a varying density gradient in at least two dimensions and a protection zone having a portion...