AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE SUCH AS A DIAPER (1), A PANT DIAPER, A SANITARY NAPKIN, AN INCONTINENCE GUARD ETC., WHICH COMPRISES THERIMOCHROMIC FIBRES. THE THERMOCHROMIC FIBRES MAY BE INCORPORATED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS OF THE ABSORBENT ARTICLE TILE INNER COVERSHEET (6), THE ACQUISITION LAYER (8), THE ABSORBENT STRUCTURE (5), THE OUTER COVERSHEET (7) OR A LAYER ARRANGED BETWEEN THE OUTER COVERSHEET (7) AND THE ABSORBENT STRUCTURE (5). THE ARTICLE MAY ALTERNATIVELY CONTAIN A FIBROUS LAYER WHICH MAINLY OR ENTIRELY CONTAINS THERMOCHROMIC FIBRES. THE THERMOCHROMIC FIBERS MAY BE USED AS WETNESS INDICATOR, AS A FEVER INDICATOR, AS A FUNCTION CONTROL FOR MICROORGANISMS THAT HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED IN THE ARTICLE OR FOR AMUSEMENT PURPOSES, SUCH AS CREATING COLOUR IMPRINTS OF HANDS ETC. (PUBLICATION FIGURE 1
