A disposable absorbent (1710, 1900) article having a wearer-facing surface and a garment-facing surface, a longitudinal axis (1780, 1980) and a lateral axis (1790, 1990) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the disposable absorbent article further comprising: a topsheet (1714, 2014) forming at least a portion of the wearer- facing surface; a backsheet (1716, 1925) forming at least a portion of the garment-facing surface; an absorbent core (1718, 1928) disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a material web having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a machine direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and a cross machine direction generally parallel to the lateral axis and perpendicular to the MD, and a Z-direction perpendicular to a plane comprising the MD and CD, the material web further comprising: a first stratum comprising a first plurality of filaments, the first stratum forming a portion of the first surface; and a second stratum comprising a second plurality of filaments, the second stratum forming a portion of the second surface; wherein, the first stratum and the second stratum are integrally formed, wherein the material web comprises a Z-direction characteristic difference from the first stratum to the second stratum and an MD and/or CD characteristic difference, and wherein the material web forms a portion of the disposable absorbent article; and wherein the material web comprises a third stratum integrally formed with the material web and disposed on the second surface of the material web, wherein the first stratum comprises a hydrophobic melt additive and the third stratum comprises a hydrophilic melt additive such that the first stratum has a lower surface energy than the second stratum, and wherein the second plurality of filaments have a diameter of less than about 8 microns. a topsheet (1714, 2014) forming at least a portion of the wearer- facing surface; a backsheet (1716, 1925) forming at least a portion of the garment-facing surface; an absorbent core (1718, 1928) disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a material web having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, a machine direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and a cross machine direction generally parallel to the lateral axis and perpendicular to the MD, and a Z-direction perpendicular to a plane comprising the MD and CD, the material web further comprising: a first stratum comprising a first plurality of filaments, the first stratum forming a portion of the first surface; and a second stratum comprising a second plurality of filaments, the second stratum forming a portion of the second surface; wherein, the first stratum and the second stratum are integrally formed, wherein the material web comprises a Z-direction characteristic difference from the first stratum to the second stratum and an MD and/or CD characteristic difference, and wherein the material web forms a portion of the disposable absorbent article; and wherein the material web comprises a third stratum integrally formed with the material web and disposed on the second surface of the material web, wherein the first stratum comprises a hydrophobic melt additive and the third stratum comprises a hydrophilic melt additive such that the first stratum has a lower surface energy than the second stratum, and wherein the second plurality of filaments have a diameter of less than about 8 microns. a first stratum comprising a first plurality of filaments, the first stratum forming a portion of the first surface; and a second stratum comprising a second plurality of filaments, the second stratum forming a portion of the second surface; wherein, the first stratum and the second stratum are integrally formed, wherein the material web comprises a Z-direction characteristic difference from the first stratum to the second stratum and an MD and/or CD characteristic difference, and wherein the material web forms a portion of the disposable absorbent article; and wherein the material web comprises a third stratum integrally formed with the material web and disposed on the second surface of the material web, wherein the first stratum comprises a hydrophobic melt additive and the third stratum comprises a hydrophilic melt additive such that the first stratum has a lower surface energy than the second stratum, and wherein the second plurality of filaments have a diameter of less than about 8 microns.