ABSORBENT CORE FOR ABSORBING BODY LIQUIDS AND METHOD

摘要

An absorbent core for the absorption of liquids includes a pair of outer layers (12) of non-woven fabrics, with at least one of the layers being porous to the transfer of liquids. The layers are sealed together along intersecting lines to form a plurality of individual flat pockets, with a quantity of a super-absorbing polymer (14) loosely contained in the pockets. The interior of the core does not employ any cellulose pulp. When the core is wetted, the pockets swell from an initial flat and compact state into a three-dimensional bubble-like structure.