Aposito para tampon que comprende fibras de celulosa de enlaces cruzados para proporcionar absorcion y fuerza de humedadmejorada, dichas fibras tratadas con agente de enlaces cruzados para proporcionar al menos uno de pm entre enlaces cruzados de 10 a 200 y grado de cristalinidad de 25 a 75 %; y metodo para formar dichas fibras

Apósito para tampón que comprende fibras de celulosa de enlaces cruzados para proporcionar absorción y fuerza de humedad mejorada, dichas fibras tratadas con agente de enlaces cruzados para proporcionar al menos uno de pm entre enlaces cruzados de 10 a 200 y grado de cristalinidad de 25 a 75 %; y método para formar dichas fibras. A tampon pledget includes crosslinked cellulose fibers having microstructures treated to provide improved absorbency and higher wet strength. The fibers are treated with a crosslinking agent to provide at least one of a molecular weight between crosslinks of from about 10 to 200 and a degree of crystallinity of from about 25% to 75%. The crosslinking agent includes citric acid in 1% by weight. The crosslinking agent may further include sodium hypophosphite in 1% by weight. In another embodiment, the crosslinking agent may be a difunctional agent including a glyoxal or a glyoxal-derived resin. In still another embodiment, the crosslinking agent is a multifunctional agent including a cyclic urea, glyoxal, polyol condensate. The crosslinking agent is added in an amount from about 0.001% to 20% by weight based on a total weight of cellulose fibers to be treated and, preferably, in an amount of about 5% by weight.