| abstract |
The present invention relates to a method, and a system using the method, for designing an absorbent article, and in particular evaluating its absorption behaviour. In particular, the invention provides a method for analyzing movement of a fluid in an absorbent article that comprises fluid- swellable composite material, to determine the performance of at least one feature of the absorbent article, said method comprising: a) inputting one or more properties for said fluid- swellable composite material into a virtual model of the absorbent article to produce a representation of at least one feature of the absorbent article; and b) evaluating the virtual model of the absorbent article to determine the performance of the at least one feature of the absorbent article. It also relates to a system using a computer that sues the method and model said out herein. |