Patent ID: 8598406

Claim:
A disposable absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet and an absorbent core disposed therebetween, said absorbent core comprising a durable, hydrophilic fluid pervious acquisition layer and a storage layer said storage layer being disposed between said acquisition layer and said backsheet, said acquisition layer comprising: (a) a nonwoven acquisition layer substrate formed from a plurality of hydrophobic fibers selected from the group consisting of polyolefin fibers, polyester fibers, and combinations thereof; and (b) a hydrophilicity boosting composition coated on said substrate, said hydrophilicity boosting composition comprising a surfactant and a hydrophilicity boosting amount of nanoparticles, wherein said nanoparticles have a particle size of from about 1 to about 750 nanometers; and wherein the surfactant is present in an amount to facilitate dispersion of the nanoparticles onto the substrate.