The invention relates to an electroconductive textile material and method
of preparation thereof. The method consists mainly of two stages: 1)
special pretreatment of the fabric substrate for activation and making it
suitable for subsequent application and strong attachment of a conductive
coating with the use of a layer-by-layer technique (LBL); 2) subsequent
application and strong attachment of a conductive coating by means of a
layer-by-layer technique. The first stage may be carried out thermally,
thermochemically, by treating in hot solutions, or plasma-chemically by
plasma treatment. The pre-treatment may be performed, e.g., for swelling
and/or for the formation of unsaturated chemical bonds or uncompensated
charges in the fabric material. The pretreatment is needed to ensure more
efficient penetration of chemical components into the fabric structure
during subsequent LBL applications of treatment solutions that contain
nano-particles and that determine the density of the molecular layer. The
types and amounts of the nano-particles determine their charge density
(solution pH is very important for charge density) in the sublayer. Such
a pretreatment increases bonds of the applied layers with the substrate
material.