Patent ID: 8426671

Claim:
A liquid management layer for a personal care absorbent article, the liquid management layer comprising: a plurality of thermoplastic fibers in the form of a spunbond nonwoven web, wherein the plurality of thermoplastic fibers are randomly oriented and uncrimped, wherein the liquid management layer has a maximum void volume of 25 cc/g and a web density of at least 0.05 g/cc, wherein the liquid management layer has a maximum thickness of 1.5 mm, a basis weight of at least 30 g/m 2 and a rewet value of less than 0.4 g according to test method WSP 70.8, and wherein the liquid management layer has an average fiber diameter of at least 40 microns based on the number of thermoplastic fibers in the liquid management layer and wherein less than 10% by count of the plurality of thermoplastic fibers in the liquid management layer have an absolute fiber diameter less than 30 microns.