Nonwoven fibrous webs including amorphous polymeric fibers with improved
and/or more convenient bondability are disclosed. The nonwoven fibrous
webs may include only amorphous polymeric fibers or they may include
additional components in addition to amorphous polymeric fibers. The
amorphous polymeric fibers within the web may be autogeneously bonded or
autogeneously bondable. The amorphous polymeric fibers may be
characterized as varying in morphology over the length of continuous
fibers so as to provide longitudinal segments that differ from one
another in softening characteristics during a selected bonding operation.