CLOVERDALE, CA, February 5, 2016-

“Treated apertures”; US 9,237,973 (Jan. 19, 2016); filed: Jan. 31, 2012. Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI). Inventor(s): Frank P. Abuto, Marsha R. Forthofer, Nicole E. Cieslak, Donald E. Waldroup.

A personal care article is provided in which the topsheet contains apertured holes. At least 10% of the aperture holes are treated with a hydrophilic treatment agent in order to improve the fluid management performance of the article.

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