| 摘要 |
<p>In order to increase the absorbency of a synthetic fibre, be it fibre per se or fibre within a formed fabric, the fibre is treated with a swelling agent to cause it to swell and desirably have its surface modified, and subsequently with an alcohol to cause the alcohol to be incorporated on or in the surface of the fibre. The treatment with these swelling agents is desirably carried out in an alkaline bath. The invention includes a synthetic fibre with an absorbency » 250 %, preferably » 400 %.</p> |
