| abstract |
An absorbent article comprising at least a topsheet layer and a backsheet layer, each layer having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, and longitudinal and transverse edges, the article has a longitudinal front, a longitudinal back, and a front and a a crotch between the backs, the article includes a first region of microencapsulated phase change material on a surface of a layer of the article, and wherein the first region has a nonlinearity in at least a transverse direction of the article boundary. |