COMPOSITE ABSORBENT STRUCTURE ATTACHED WITH ADHESIVE

摘要

In an absorbent article, layers or webs of absorbent materials are adhered into a composite to constitute a primary liquid retention layer with improved liquid handling properties. The layers are held together by a discontinuous application of absorbent adhesive in order to improve the fluid intake rate of the composite without sacrifice of overall volume of liquid retention. Control of the viscosity, e.g., concentration of solids, of the liquid absorbent adhesive is taught so as to make its application to, and the drying of, the composite layers practical and efficacious while improving the fluid intake of the absorbent liquid retention layer.