Abstract: A fiber is disclosed having a central axis or spline and a major outer surface, the fiber made of a base material and poly(vinylidene fluoride), the proportion of base material to poly(vinylidene fluoride) being greater towards the central axis or spline of the fiber than at the major outer surface of the fiber. The base material may be selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene and nylon. The fiber has a surface roughness.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 11, 2013
Publication date:
June 26, 2014
Applicant:
POLYSTEEL ATLANTIC LIMITED
Inventors:
Dean Paul Forgeron, Shannon Marie O'Connell