A nonwoven web for absorbing and transporting a liquid, which web is capable of both interfiber and intrafiber liquid transportation. The web includes shaped fibers, which fibers define a notch, which notch defines an angle alpha such that .alpha.<180.degree.-2.theta. wherein .theta. is the contact...http://www.google.com/patents/US5458963?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5458963 - Nonwoven web containing shaped fibers
