Porous conductive polyblends of polyaniline in poly(methyl methacrylate)

Aaron D. Price; Hani E. Naguib

doi:10.1117/12.776430

10 April 2008 Porous conductive polyblends of polyaniline in poly(methyl methacrylate)

Aaron D. Price, Hani E. Naguib

Proceedings Volume 6927, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2008; 69271U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.776430
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The conductive polymer polyaniline is typically blended with conventional industrial thermoplastics in order to obtain an electrically conductive polymer blend with adequate mechanical properties. Processing these polyblends into foams yields a porous conductive material that exhibits immense application potential such as dynamic separation media and low-density electrostatic discharge protection. In the current study, the morphology of a thermally-processable blend consisting of an electrically conductive polyaniline-dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid complex and poly(methyl methacrylate) is explored using a two-phase batch foaming setup. The effect of blend composition and processing parameters on the resulting cellular morphology is investigated. Finally, the impact of the underlying microstructure on the frequency dependent electrical conductivity is elucidated.

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Aaron D. Price and Hani E. Naguib "Porous conductive polyblends of polyaniline in poly(methyl methacrylate)", Proc. SPIE 6927, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2008, 69271U (10 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.776430

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