DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING AN APERTURED LAYER AND BEING CAPABLE OF SELF-SHAPING IN USE

摘要

This invention is a disposable absorbent article (20) which is substantially flat prior to use for wearing adjacent a body discharge area having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. The disposable absorbent article (20) includes a liquid pervious topsheet (24), a backsheet (26), and an absorbent core (28) intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core (28) has an expanding layer (46) for expanding the article into a tridimensional structure while being worn by a user. The expanding layer (46) is activated by body fluids, and has a body facing surface and a garment facing surface. Further, the expanding layer has apertures (48) in its body facing surface and/or in its garment facing surface.