meltblown

1. not comparableextruded, when molten, by high-velocity gas

plural meltblowns

1. A type of nonwoven fabric, made of meltblown polymer filaments bonded together. Meltblowns are similar to spunbond fabrics, but can be more porous.

   Beside many advantages they provide, meltblowns have limited strength characteristics and poor abrasion resistance.

   2012, Adel El-Sonbati, Thermoplastic Elastomers, page 247

   2 more examples

   SMS structure is a spunmelt structure where the middle layer is the meltblown, sandwiched between the two top and bottom spunbonded layers.

   2019, Mukesh Kumar Singh, Engineered Fabrics, page 45

   These materials, which can be combined with membranes or meltblowns, prevent outside air and rain from penetrating into buildings while allowing humid air to escape from the inside to the outside [75].

   2022, S. J. Russell, Handbook of Nonwovens, page 246