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A personal care absorbent article, such as a sanitary pad or napkin, wound dressing, and the like having an absorbent material treated with a fluid treatment agent, which fluid treatment agent causes red blood cells in a blood-containing fluid to agglomerate or lyse as the fluid passes into and/or t

A personal care absorbent article, such as a sanitary pad or napkin, wound dressing, and the like having an absorbent material treated with a fluid treatment agent, which fluid treatment agent causes red blood cells in a blood-containing fluid to agglomerate or lyse as the fluid passes into and/or through the absorbent article. In accordance with one preferred embodiment, the absorbent material is a porous nonwoven web material.

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1. A personal care absorbent article comprising:a porous nonwoven web material treated with a soluble fluid treatment agent suitable for altering red blood cells on contact with a red blood cell-containing fluid, said porous nonwoven web material having an average pore size in a range of about 10 mi

1. A personal care absorbent article comprising:a porous nonwoven web material treated with a soluble fluid treatment agent suitable for altering red blood cells on contact with a red blood cell-containing fluid, said porous nonwoven web material having an average pore size in a range of about 10 microns to about 200 microns, wherein said agent comprises a tri-block copolymer comprising polypropylene oxide and polyethylene oxide. 2. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 1, wherein said agent further comprises a polycationic material. 3. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 2, wherein said polycationic material comprises a polycationic surfactant linear polymer. 4. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 2, wherein said polycationic material comprises polylysine. 5. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fluid treatment agent further comprises an antibody. 6. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fluid treatment agent further comprises a saponin. 7. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 1, wherein said porous nonwoven web material comprises a porosity gradient with pore size increasing from one size porous nonwoven web material to an opposite side of said porous nonwoven web material. 8. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 1, wherein said porous nonwoven web material is a nonwoven material selected from the group consisting of spunbond, meltblown, airlaid, and bonded carded. 9. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fluid treatment agent comprises a solution comprising greater than about 1% by weight of said tri-block copolymer. 10. A personal care article in accordance with claim 1 further comprising at least one superabsorbent dispersed throughout said nonwoven web material. 11. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fluid treatment agent further comprises an alkoxylated alcohol. 12. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fluid treatment agent further comprises an octylpolyglycoside. 13. An absorbent material comprising:a backing material which is substantially fluid impervious;a cover material comprising a fluid permeable polymeric film; andan absorbent core disposed between said cover material and said backing material, said absorbent core comprising a porous nonwoven web material treated with a soluble fluid treatment agent comprising a tri-block copolymer comprising polypropylene oxide and polyethylene oxide whereby red blood cells contacting said agent are one of agglomerated and lysed. 14. An absorbent material in accordance with claim 13, wherein said fluid treatment agent further comprises a polycationic material. 15. An absorbent material in accordance with claim 13, wherein said fluid treatment agent further comprises an antibody. 16. An absorbent material in accordance with claim 13, wherein at least one superabsorbent is disposed within said absorbent core. 17. An absorbent material in accordance with claim 13, wherein said porous nonwoven web material comprises a gradient of pore sizes with pore sizes decreasing in a direction of said backing material. 18. An absorbent material in accordance with claim 13, wherein said porous nonwoven web material comprises a nonwoven material selected from the group consisting of spunbond, meltblown, airlaid, and bonded carded. 19. An absorbent material in accordance with claim 13, wherein said fluid treatment agent comprises a solution comprising at least 1% by weight of said tri-block copolymer. 20. An absorbent material for absorption of a red blood cell containing viscoelastic fluid comprising:a porous synthetic substrate having a soluble fluid treatment agent comprising a tri-block copolymer comprising polypropylene oxide and polyethylene oxide disposed for contact by said viscoelastic fluid , whereby said red blood cells are one of agglomerated and lysed upon contact with said fluid treatment agent. 21. An absorbent material in accordance with claim 20, wherein said synthetic substrate comprises a nonwoven material. 22. An absorbent material in accordance with claim 21, wherein said nonwoven material is selected from the group consisting of spunbond, meltblown, airlaid and bonded carded. 23. An absorbent material in accordance with claim 20, wherein said fluid treatment agent comprises a polycationic compound. 24. An absorbent material in accordance with claim 20, wherein said fluid treatment agent comprises an antibody. 25. An absorbent material in accordance with claim 20, wherein said viscoelastic fluid comprises menses. 26. An absorbent material in accordance with claim 20, wherein said viscoelastic fluid comprises at least one of blood and wound exudate. 27. In a personal care absorbent article having a substantially fluid impervious backing material, a fluid permeable cover material, an absorbent core disposed between said cover material and said backing material, and a superabsorbent disposed within said absorbent core, the improvement comprising:said absorbent core comprising a porous nonwoven web material treated with a fluid treatment agent for altering red blood cells of a red blood cell-containing fluid upon contact with said absorbent core whereby said red blood cells are precluded from reducing a fluid uptake rate of said superabsorbent, said fluid treatment agent comprising a red blood cell agglomerating agent which comprises a surfactant selected from the group consisting of tri-block copolymers of polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide, and polycationic linear polymers. 28. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 27, wherein said fluid treatment agent further comprises a red blood cell lysing agent disposed on said porous nonwoven web material. 29. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 28, wherein said red blood cell lysing agent comprises a saponin. 30. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 27, wherein said red blood cell agglomerating agent further comprises an antibody. 31. A personal care absorbent article in accordance with claim 27, wherein the pores of said porous nonwoven web material have an average pore size in a range of about 10 microns to about 200 microns. 32. A catamenial device comprising:a backing material which is substantially fluid impervious;a cover material comprising a fluid permeable polymeric film; andan absorbent core disposed between said cover material and said backing material, said absorbent core comprising a porous nonwoven web material treated with a soluble fluid treatment agent comprising a tri-block copolymer comprising polypropylene oxide and polyethylene oxide whereby red blood cells contacting said agent are one of agglomerated and lysed. 33. A material for absorption of a red blood-cell containing fluid comprising:an absorbent material treated with a soluble fluid treatment agent suitable for altering red blood cells on contact with said red blood cell-containing fluid, said soluble fluid treatment agent comprising a tri-block copolymer comprising polypropylene oxide and polyethylene oxide. 34. A material in accordance with claim 33, wherein said absorbent material comprises a nonwoven web material. 35. A material in accordance with claim 33, wherein said absorbent material comprises a woven material. 36. A material in accordance with claim 33, wherein said fluid treatment agent comprises at least one of a red blood cell agglomerating agent and a red blood cell lysing agent. 37. A material in accordance with claim 36, wherein said lysing agent comprises an alkoxylated alcohol. 38. A material in accordance with claim 36, wherein said lysing agent comprises an octylpolyglycoside. 39. A material in accordance with claim 33, wherein said agent further comprises a polycationic material. 40. A materi al in accordance with claim 39, wherein said polycationic material comprises a polycationic surfactant linear polymer. 41. A material in accordance with claim 39, wherein said polycationic material comprises polylysine. 42. A material in accordance with claim 33, wherein said fluid treatment agent further comprises an antibody. 43. A material in accordance with claim 33, wherein said fluid treatment agent further comprises a saponin. 44. A material in accordance with claim 33 further comprising at least one superabsorbent disposed within said absorbent material. 45. A wound dressing comprising:an absorbent material treated with a soluble fluid treatment agent suitable for altering red blood cells on contact with said red blood cell-containing fluid, said soluble fluid treatment agent comprising a tri-block copolymer comprising polypropylene oxide and polyethylene oxide. 46. A wound dressing in accordance with claim 45, wherein said fluid treating agent comprises at least one of a red blood cell agglomerating agent and a red blood cell lysing agent.