Polymers having enhanced hydrophilicity and thermal regulated properties and process of producing the same

The process of treating a polymer to impart hydrophilicity and thermal regulative properties thereto, the process comprising contacting the polymer with an aqueous treatment bath containing a hydrophilic polysiloxane polymer having a molecular weight greater than about 1000 g/mol under conditions sufficient to bond the polymer and hydrophilic polysiloxane while avoiding polymerization of the polymer with the hydrophilic polysiloxane polymer;

• wherein the hydrophilic polysiloxane polymer has the formula ##STR4## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of phosphate, phosphonate, phosphorylate, sulfonate, sulfate, sulfone and carboxylate groups;
• R is a sp.sup.3 hybridized alkylene group with or without functional groups;
• M represents any metal, hydrogen ion, ammonium derivatives or any combination of Lewis acids that balances the overall charge of the molecule;
• n represents the number of metal or Lewis acid ions required to achieve a net ionic charge of zero;
• x is an integer from 1 to 6;
• and v represents the number of monomeric alkyl groupq pendant to the polysiloxane backbone.