Patent ID: 7794440

Claim:
A disposable absorbent article comprising: a backsheet, which in use faces the garment of the wearer; a topsheet, which has an inner surface facing the backsheet and an outer surface, which in use faces the wearer's body, said topsheet comprising a slit opening disposed along a longitudinal axis of the disposable absorbent article, wherein the slit opening is configured to allow bodily exudates to pass through the slit opening to a void space for receiving bodily exudates therein, said void space being positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet; wherein said topsheet further comprises at least one sheet of fibrous material having pores with a uniform pore size distribution and with a maximum pore size of less than 100 μm; and wherein the slit opening is unobstructed by the at least one sheet of fibrous material, and wherein said topsheet has an air-permeability of at least 3 Darcy/mm, and wherein said topsheet has an alcohol repellency of at least 7.0.