Non-woven micro-trellis fabrics and composite or hybrid-composite materials reinforced therewith

A structure comprising:

• a non-woven fabric, the non-woven fabric including a three-dimensional array of fibers comprising:
• a fiber forest comprising a two-dimensional array of standing fibers of equal height extending within the non-woven fabric perpendicular to a surface of the non-woven fabric;
• multiple layers of non-woven discrete fibers within the non-woven fabric running parallel to the surface of the non-woven fabric in between the array of standing fibers in a defined pattern of fiber layer orientations, wherein fibers of the multiple layers of non-woven discrete fibers running parallel to the surface of the non-woven fabric are laser chemical vapor deposition (LCVD) formed fibers;
• and
• wherein standing fibers of the array of standing fibers of equal height extending perpendicular to the surface of the non-woven fabric are anchored into a metal base substrate, and form a hybrid-composite with the metal base substrate integrally joined by the standing fibers to a composite material structure comprising a matrix material surrounding the multiple layers of non-woven discrete fibers within the non-woven fabric.