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High-strength, stabilized absorbent article

  • US 6,608,237 B1
  • Filed: 08/03/2000
  • Issued: 08/19/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An absorbent article, comprising:

  • a backsheet layer;

    a liquid permeable topsheet layer;

    an absorbent body sandwiched between said backsheet layer and said topsheet layer, said absorbent body including a first fibrous stratum, a second fibrous stratum, said first and second fibrous strata being composed of a substantially similar material, and at least a third fibrous stratum which is located between and integrally formed with said first and second fibrous strata, said third fibrous stratum including, a third quantity of absorbent fibers; and

    an operative quantity of a substantially hydrophilic, wet-strength agent which is distributed in said third fibrous stratum to render said third fibrous stratum substantially non-dispersible in an aqueous liquid.

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