| abstract |
A distinctive absorbent article includes an absorbent core having multiple absorbent layers, wherein the absorbent layers interact in a manner such that it preferably locates the liquid absorbed in a designated high saturation transmission layer. The location of the liquid within the transmission layer increases the potential of this layer to move the liquid through the capillary action due to the higher saturation level in the increase amount of the available liquid. The intake capacity of the absorbent system is maintained or improved on current systems by maintaining a second layer of the absorbent system at low saturation levels through as many insults of the product as possible, while providing optimum performance at through proper control of composite properties. The low saturation in this layer provides a hollow volume for the incoming insult as well, as a high permeability, thereby increasing the intake rate of the absorbent system as a whole, but the structure of the low saturation layer is also balanced to provide a level Highly adequate capillary tension to provide sufficient control of the liquid to prevent runoff from occurring. This low saturation layer is used in addition to an emergence material and provides a capture functionality in addition to that provided by the emergence material. In particular aspects of the invention, the body-to-body layer the absorbent core does not extend over the entire surface of the complete absorbent core, therefore it is not used as the high saturation transmission layer, but as the take-up layer. This arrangement also allows the intake to be in direct contact with the incoming liquid, thus allowing more immediate access and an improved intake function |