630 58309 58863 and 54640 polyester based polyurethanes are also useable in the invention including noveon 39 s estane u00ae ete 55ds3 58149 ete 60ds3 58092 and 54610 other suitable polyester based urethanes include noveon 39 s estane u00ae 58091 58680 58238 5701 58206 58271 58226 and 58277 of course like or similar urethane products from noveon or from other suppliers are also usable in the invention also the same type of urethane compounds in the form of an aqueous emulsion latex solution or suspension is used to saturate webs of chopped fibers of a high strength high melting polymer or polymer mixture s such as nylon and other polymers described above the bicomponent fibers can either be spunbond or melt blown into a random pattern mat or web on a collection belt or formed into a tow of fibers that is chopped into discrete lengths opened wet or dry and then formed into a fibrous nonwoven mat in either a wet process or a dry laid process dry forming processes like those disclosed in u s pat nos 4 012 553 4 054 713 and 5 382 148 the disclosures being herein incorporated by reference can be used to form the webs from chopped fiber the nonwoven webs can also be formed from chopped fibers of high strength high melting point polymer or polymer mixture dispersed in an aqueous dispersion formed from processes like those disclosed in u s pat nos 4 112 174 and 3.