Wet Comfort of Small Disposable Incontinence Pads

Abstract

The relationship between the wet comfort of small disposable incontinence pads and their absorption capacity and rewet properties is studied by asking twenty lightly in continent women to test a range of experimental pads. In Experiment 1, testers use a random mix of three pad variants, log the time at which they put on and take off each pad, and score it for leakage performance, wet comfort, and absorbence using a three point scale ( Good, OK, Poor). Used pads are weighed and pad performance is studied as a function of urine weight, wear time, and put-on time. In Experiment 2, testers are asked to compare the overall performance and leakage performance of different pairs of pad variants, having used each for a week. As expected, pads with high absorption capacity and low rewet work best, but differences are smaller than conventional wisdom would have predicted and often fail to reach statistical significance.