The Textile Progress monograph series provides a critical and comprehensive examination of the origination and application of developments in the textile industry and its products. This issue reviews the development of wool treatment with plasma technology. Owing to the effect of pollution caused by various chemical treatments, physical treatments such as plasma treatment has been introduced recently as it is capable of achieving a descaling effect on wool fibre. Since plasma treatment can be used to alter wool surface by removing the outer layer, thus the method of generation of plasma and the reaction mechanisms between the wool surface and plasma species will be highlighted in this issue. In addition, factors such as (i) the nature of plasma gas, (ii) gas flow rate, (iii) system pressure and (iv) discharge power that affects the final results of plasma treatments will be discussed. The issue covers the application of plasma treatment on wool under different industrial application conditions such as dyeing and shrinkproofing and the common methods employed for characterising the surface properties of plasma-treated wool. In addition, the serviceability of plasma-treated wool will be discussed based on standard performance specification. Book jacket.