Textile constructs formed with fusible filaments

A textile construct, comprising:

• a first side or layer of the textile construct comprising a porous membrane of fused material having a substantially solid surface area of at least 90%;
• a second side or layer comprising a discrete lattice structure of filaments, the second side being adjacent to and coextensive with the first side or layer of the porous membrane of fused material;
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• the porous membrane and discrete lattice structure being formed of a unitary plaited knit structure of a plurality of two or more paired fusible and non-fusible filaments, wherein the fusible filaments in the two or more paired fusible and non-fusible filaments are preferentially disposed on the first side or layer of the textile construct and the non-fusible filaments in the two or more paired fusible and non-fusible filaments are preferentially disposed on the second side or layer of the textile construct, the porous membrane being formed of the fusible filaments;
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• wherein a combination of tuck and knit stitches are used to form the construct, the tuck stitches being made with unpaired fusible filaments and knit stitches being made with the paired filaments.

A textile construct, comprising:

• a first side or layer of the textile construct comprising a porous membrane of fused material having a substantially solid surface area of at least 90%;
• a second side or layer comprising a discrete lattice structure of filaments, the second side being adjacent to and coextensive with the first side or layer of the porous membrane;
• and
• the porous membrane and discrete lattice structure forming a unitary knit structure of fusible and non-fusible filaments, wherein the discrete lattice structure comprises non-fusible filaments comprising shrinkable yarns, the fusible filaments being primarily disposed on the first side or layer of the textile construct and the non-fusible filaments being primarily disposed on the second side or layer of the textile construct, the porous membrane being formed of fused fusible filaments;
• wherein a combination of tuck and knit stitches are used to form the unitary knit structure, the tuck stitches being made with the fusible filaments and knit stitches being made with the non-fusible filaments;
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• wherein the shrinkable yarns in a shrunken configuration pull the second side or layer towards the first side or layer and to form a low-porosity knit structure with the porous membrane of fused material.