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Types of mesh

• A plastic
  Plastic
  
  Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic chemistry solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products....
   mesh is extruded, oriented, expanded or tubular
  Tubular
  
  Tubular may refer to:* tubular chassis - a type of automobile construction technique used only in expensive sports cars - see superleggera...
  . Plastic mesh can be made from polypropylene
  Polypropylene
  
  Polypropylene or polypropene is a thermoplastic polymer, made by the chemical industry and used in a wide variety of applications, including packaging, textiles , stationery, plastic parts and reusable containers of various types, laboratory equipment, loudspeakers, automotive components, and polymer banknotes....
  , polyethylene
  Polyethylene
  
  Polyethylene or polythene is a thermoplastic commodity heavily used in consumer products . Over 60 million tons of the material are produced worldwide every year....
  , nylon
  Nylon
  
  Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers known generically as polyamides and first produced on February 28, 1935 by Wallace Carothers at DuPont....
  , PVC
  PVC
  
  Polyvinyl chloride is a plastic.PVC may also refer to:*Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honor*Peripheral venous catheter*Permanent virtual circuit, a term used in telecommunications and computer networks...
   or PTFE.
• A metal
  Metal
  
  In chemistry, a metal is a chemical element whose atoms readily lose electrons to form positive ions , and form metallic bonds between other metal atoms and ionic bonds between nonmetal atoms....
   mesh can be woven
  Weaving
  
  Weaving is the textile arts in which two distinct sets of yarn, called the Warp and the filling or weft , are interlaced with each other to form a textile....
  , welded, expanded
  Expanded metal
  
  Expanded metal is a form of metal stock made by shearing a metal plate in a press, so that the metal stretches, leaving diamond-shaped voids surrounded by interlinked bars of the metal....
  , photo-chemically etched or electroformed
  Electroforming
  
  Electroforming is a highly specialized process of metal part fabrication using electrodeposition in a plating bath over a base form or mandrel which is subsequently removed....
   (screen filter
  Screen filter
  
  A screen filter is a type of filter utilizing a rigid or flexible screen to separate sand and other fine particles out of water for irrigation or other applications....
  ) from steel or other metals.
• In clothing
  Clothing
  
  A feature of all human societies, except perhaps the most primitive, is the wearing of clothing or clothes, especially in public. The primary purpose of clothing is functional, as a protection from the weather....
  , a mesh is often defined as a loosely woven
  Woven
  
  A woven is a cloth formed by weaving. It only stretches in the bias directions , unless the threads are elastic. Woven cloth usually frays at the edges, unless measures are taken to counter this, such as the use of pinking shears or hemming....
   fabric that has a large number of closely-spaced holes, frequently used for modern sports jersey
  Jersey (clothing)
  
  A jersey is an item of knitted clothing, traditionally in wool or cotton, with sleeves, worn as a pullover; this is to say, it does not open at the front, unlike a Cardigan ....
  s and other clothing.

Uses of meshes

• Meshes are often used to screen out unwanted things, such as insects. Wire screens
  Window screen
  
  A window screen, insect screen or bug screen is a metal wire, fiberglass, or other synthetic fiber mesh, stretched in a Frame and panel of wood or metal, designed to cover the opening of an open window....
   on window
  Window
  
  File:OldShipWindows.jpgA window is an opening in a wall that allows the passage of light and, if not closed or sealed, air and sound. Windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparency or translucent material....
  s and mosquito net
  Mosquito net
  
  A mosquito net offers protection against mosquitos, housefly, and other insects, and thus against diseases such as malaria. Its fine, see-through, mesh construction stops many insects from biting and disturbing the person using the net....
  ting can be considered as types of meshes.
• Wire screens can be used to shield against radio frequency
  Radio frequency
  
  Radio frequency is a frequency or rate of oscillation within the range of about 3 Hz to 300 GHz. This range corresponds to frequency of alternating current electrical signals used to produce and detect radio waves....
   radiation, e.g. in microwave oven
  Microwave oven
  
  A microwave oven, or a microwave, is a kitchen appliance that cookings or heats food by dielectric heating. This is accomplished by using microwave radiation to heat water and other dipole within the food....
  s and Faraday cage
  Faraday cage
  
  A Faraday cage or Faraday shield is an enclosure formed by electrical conductor, or by a mesh of such material. Such an enclosure blocks out external static electrical fields....
  s.
• On a larger scale, in terms of the spaces in between, chicken wire
  Chicken wire
  
  File:Chicken Wire close-up.jpgChicken wire, or poultry netting, is a mesh of wire commonly used to fence poultry livestock. It is made of thin, flexible galvanized wire, with hexagonal gaps....
   and chain-link fences can also be considered a type of mesh.
• Metal and nylon wire mesh filters are used in water filtration
  Water purification
  
  This article discusses large scale, municipal water purification. For portable/emergency water purification, see Portable water purification.Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemical and biological contaminants from raw water....
  , and making of beverages such as coffee.
• Wire mesh is used in guarding for secure areas and as protection in the form of vandal screens.
• Wire mesh can be fabricated to produce park benches, waste baskets and other baskets for material handling.
• Wire mesh is the separation medium in vibratory screening units.
• Mesh is also used as pockets for Lacrosse sticks.
• A huge quantity of mesh is being used for Screen printing work.There various kind of mesh count is used for different printing.

See also

• Mesh (scale)
  Mesh (scale)
  
  Mesh material is often used in determining the particle size distribution of a granular material. For example, a sample from a truckload of peanuts may be placed atop a mesh with 5 mm openings....
  
• Gauze
  GAUZE
  
  Gauze is the first studio album released by Dir en grey on July 28, 1999. It is the band's first full-length record. Five tracks were produced by X Japan co-founder Yoshiki , all of which had been previously released as singles....