Menses Specific Absorbent Systems

Abstract

A personal care absorbent article such as a disposable diaper, sanitary pad or tampon, wound dressing or bandage which includes a nonwoven web material made from a plurality of polymeric fibers having at least one treatment chemistry suitable for modifying at least one characteristic of a high viscoelasticity fluid upon contact with the high viscoelasticity fluid. In accordance with one particularly preferred embodiment, the treatment chemistry is suitable for immobilizing the high viscoelasticity fluid within the nonwoven web material.

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       44 . A method for treating menses comprising the steps of:
 forming a tampon including a nonwoven web material;   dispersing at least one treatment chemistry selected from the group consisting of water-soluble gelling agents which crosslink protein, thickening agents, plasma precipitators and combinations thereof within an interior of polyolefin or pulp fibers forming said nonwoven web material; and   contacting said at least one treatment chemistry with said menses.   
   
   
       45 . A method in accordance with  claim 44 , wherein said at least one treatment chemistry is in a form of solid particles. 
   
   
       46 . A method in accordance with  claim 44 , wherein said at least one treatment chemistry is uniformly dispersed on said portion of said at least one of said surface and said interior of said nonwoven web material. 
   
   
       47 . A method in accordance with  claim 44 , wherein said nonwoven web material comprises a plurality of nonwoven material layers. 
   
   
       48 . A method in accordance with  claim 47 , wherein said at least one treatment chemistry is dispersed on less than all of said plurality of nonwoven material layers. 
   
   
       49 . A method in accordance with  claim 44 , wherein said at least one treatment chemistry is dispersed non-homogeneously within said nonwoven web material. 
   
   
       50 . A method in accordance with  claim 44 , wherein said nonwoven web comprises a plurality of polymeric fibers. 
   
   
       51 . A method in accordance with  claim 50 , wherein said treatment chemistry is disposed within an interior of at least a portion of said polymeric fibers. 
   
   
       52 . A method in accordance with  claim 44 , wherein said nonwoven web material is selected from the group consisting of spunbond, meltblown, bonded carded, airlaid, bonded pulp, unbonded pulp, coform and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       53 . A method in accordance with  claim 44 , wherein said treatment chemistry comprises the water-soluble gelling agent and a superabsorbent. 
   
   
       54 . A method in accordance with  claim 44 , wherein said treatment chemistry comprises the water-soluble gelling agent. 
   
   
       55 . A method in accordance with  claim 54 , wherein said water-soluble gelling agent comprises a polyglycan. 
   
   
       56 . A method for treating menses comprising the steps of:
 forming a tampon including a nonwoven web material;   dispersing at least one treatment chemistry selected from the group consisting of water-soluble gelling agents which crosslink protein, thickening agents, plasma precipitators and combinations thereof within an interior of polyolefin or pulp fibers forming said nonwoven web material;   contacting said at least one treatment chemistry with said menses; and   wherein said tampon includes a fluid pervious cover sheet, a fluid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core between them.   
   
   
       57 . A method in accordance with  claim 56 , wherein said at least one treatment chemistry is disposed along a peripheral region of said absorbent core. 
   
   
       58 . A method in accordance with  claim 56 , wherein said at least one treatment chemistry is dispersed within at least one of said cover sheet, said backsheet and said absorbent core as to form a gradient therein. 
   
   
       59 . A method in accordance with  claim 56 , wherein said at least one treatment chemistry comprises the water-soluble gelling agent and a superabsorbent is dispersed in said absorbent core. 
   
   
       60 . A method in accordance with  claim 56 , wherein said tampon comprises a nonwoven web material selected from the group consisting of airlaid, coform, spunbond, meltblown, bonded carded web, non-bonded pulp, bonded pulp, fibrous web and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       61 . A method in accordance with  claim 56 , wherein said at least one treatment chemistry is applied to at least one of opposed edges, opposed ends and a center region of said absorbent core. 
   
   
       62 . A method in accordance with  claim 56 , wherein said tampon comprises at least two opposed side wings to which said at least one treatment chemistry is applied. 
   
   
       63 . A method for treating menses comprising the steps of:
 forming a tampon including a nonwoven web material;   dispersing at least one treatment chemistry selected from the group consisting of water-soluble gelling agents which crosslink protein, thickening agents, plasma precipitators and combinations thereof within an interior of polyolefin or pulp fibers forming said nonwoven web material;   contacting said at least one treatment chemistry with said menses; and   wherein said tampon includes a fluid pervious cover sheet, a fluid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core between them, said cover sheet, said backsheet and said absorbent core comprise at least one nonwoven web material comprising a plurality of polymeric fibers having said at least one treatment chemistry disposed within said plurality of polymeric fibers, and at least a portion of said polymeric fibers are bicomponent fibers having said at least one treatment chemistry disposed within one segment of said bicomponent fibers.