Uwe Jurgen Becker, Euskirchen, Germany; Ludwig Busam, Huenstetten, Germany; Bruno Johannes Ehrnsperger, Bad Soden, Germany; Torsten Lindner, Kronberg, Germany; Siegfried Link, Schleiden, Germany; Volker Maier, Euskirchen, Germany; Sanaul Kabir Siddiquee, Brussels, Belgium; Gabriele Stiehl, Schwalbach, Germany; and Thomas Tombuelt, Nettersheim, Germany.
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH.

Filed: 8/4/11
Issued: 9/19/17

An absorbent article comprising: a chassis including a backsheet, a topsheet; and an absorbent core located between the backsheet and the topsheet wherein the absorbent core comprises: an adhesive and an absorbent polymer material, wherein the adhesive comprises a thermoplastic material and has a storage modulus (G’) of at least 30,000 Pa at 20°C.; wherein the absorbent core further comprises a first substrate layer, wherein a discontinuous layer of the absorbent polymer material is deposited on the first substrate layer, wherein the adhesive is laid down onto the layer of absorbent polymer material and the adhesive contacts at least portions of the absorbent polymer material and at least portions of the first substrate layer forming areas of junction where, the adhesive contacts the first substrate layer where the first substrate layer is not covered by the absorbent polymer material in order to immobilize the absorbent polymer material on the first substrate layer; wherein the absorbent polymer material is immobilized when wet such that the absorbent core achieves a wet immobilization of more than about 50% according to the Wet Immobilization Test described herein.