Annemie Houben, Ghent, Belgium; Miguel Angel Rodríguez Pérez, Valladolid, Spain; Alberto López Gil, Valladolid, Spain; Josias Tirado Mediavilla, Palencia, Spain; Javier García González, Valladolid, Spain; Lieven Dhooge, Ertvelde, Belgium; and Ainas Weber, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany.
Assigned to Ontex BV, Buggenhout, Belgium; and Ontex Group NV, Erembodegem, Belgium.

Filed: 3/17/20
Issued: 8/16/22

An absorbent article (7) comprising a liquid permeable topsheet (8) having a surface, a liquid impermeable backsheet (9), an absorbent core (1) between the topsheet (8) and the backsheet (9) and an acquisition layer (2) between the topsheet (8) and the absorbent core (1), said acquisition layer (2) having an uppermost surface closest to the topsheet (8), a width (w) and a length (l) along an acquisition plane and a thickness (t) extending perpendicular thereto, wherein the absorbent core (1) comprises at least one absorbent material selected from the group consisting of fibrous absorbent materials and highly absorbent polymers, characterized in that the acquisition layer (2) comprises a polymeric foam having an open cell and interconnected porous structure comprising an anisotropic cell structure having an axis of anisotropy (4) extending substantially parallel to a longest length of a plurality of substantially neighbouring cells (6), which is substantially perpendicular to the acquisition plane, and in that the acquisition layer (2) is in direct or indirect contact with the absorbent core (1).