DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING A PROFILED ABSORBENT STRUCTURE BEING CAPABLE OF SELF-SHAPING IN USE

摘要

PURPOSE: Provided is a disposable absorbent article for wearing adjacent a body discharge area having a longitudinal centreline and a lateral centreline orthogonal thereto and defining longitudinal and lateral directions respectively. CONSTITUTION: A disposable absorbent article comprises a liquid pervious topsheet, a backsheet joined to said topsheet and an absorbent core intermediate the backsheet and the topsheet. The absorbent core comprises an expanding layer for expanding the article into a tridimensional structure while being worn by a user. The expanding layer is activated by body fluids and has a predetermined profile in Z-direction in the dry state prior to use. The expanding layer is capable, upon activation by body fluids, of expanding into the predetermined wet profile.