Treatment of textile fibers

摘要

PCT No. PCT/EP91/01488 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 19, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 19, 1993 PCT Filed Jul. 31, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO92/03591 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 5, 1992.A process for forming a coating on a surface of a textile fiber, comprising subjecting the fiber surface to first and second process phases while passing the fiber through a reaction medium comprising a cold flowing plasma containing an active species, the first phase including treating the fiber surface in order to increase its adhesive properties, and the second phase including introducing a polymerizable material comprising at least one of a prepolymer and a monomer into the cold flowing plasma in the presence of the fiber under conditions sufficient to induce the formation of a polymerized coating on the fiber surface, polymerization being induced by the active species.