A binder is applied to particles which are then combined with fibers to bind the particles to the fibers. The particles have functional sites for forming a hydrogen bond or a coordinate covalent bond. The fibers have hydrogen bonding functional sites. The binder comprises binder molecules, the binder...http://www.google.com/patents/US6596103?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6596103 - Method of binding binder treated particles to fibers
