| abstract |
A tire comprising a tire component (5, 6, 7) having a plurality of individually plasma treated cords (128) applied individually to the tire component (5, 6, 7) is described. The plasma treated cords (128) comprise a plasma generated deposition derived from at least one polymerizable monomer (115). Also, a method of manufacturing a tire or a tire component is disclosed. The method comprises atomizing a mixture of at least one polymerizable monomer (115), a halogenated hydrocarbon (117), and a carrier gas (113) to form an atomized mixture (121); generating an atmospheric pressure plasma (124) with the atomized mixture (121); exposing an individual tire cord (126) to the atmospheric pressure plasma (124) to make a plasma treated cord (128); and applying the plasma treated individual cord (128) on a surface of an uncured tire component. |