Inorganic particle composite fiber, method for manufacturing same, and molded article

An inorganic particle composite fiber, comprising:

• fiber;
• and
• inorganic particles fixed to the fiber,
• the fiber being thread-like in shape,
• the inorganic particles being fixed to the fiber via an ionic polymer,
• the inorganic particle composite fiber including a plurality of layers each containing a portion of the ionic polymer which portion is present between the fiber and the inorganic particles,
• the plurality of layers being a stack of a layer containing a cationic polymer and a layer containing an anionic polymer,
• the fiber being selected from a regenerated fiber, a semi-synthetic, and a synthetic fiber, and
• the fiber having a surface not less than 15% of which is covered with the inorganic particles,
• wherein the synthetic fiber is at least one selected from a group of the synthetic fibers consisting of a polyester, a polyamide, a polyolefin, polyurethane fiber, acrylic fiber, vinylon, vinylidene, polyvinyl chloride, glass fiber, and metal fiber.