Numerous existing possibilities of material design are discussed including intrinsically conductive polymers, polymers doped with conductive sites, ion implantation, polymers containing dispersed conductive fillers, and polymer blends technology in cost effective applications which compete with metal plating. The book contains the information on the methods of manufacture of these different systems and gives important tips on successful use of these materials. Intrinsically conductive polymers, discussed in the book, include conjugated polymers, polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyaniline, substituted polyaniline, and poly(ethylene dioxythiophene). Conductive fillers discussed in the book include carbon black, hollow flexible carbon fibers, nickel coated carbon fiber, other conductive fibers, and multiphase thermoplastic composites containing several fillers.
Various methods of manufacture of polymer and final product are investigated, including electrohydrodynamic flow cells, transducers used as vapor-phase detectors, electrostatic painting ready compounds, conductive polymer films, non-linear optical waveguides, capacitors based on a new NEC technology, conductive foams, corrosion protection films, negative-tone resists, conductive fibers, materials preventing electrostatic discharge, skin-core antielectrostatic components, thermoformed containers for electrostatic sensitive devices, trays for sensitive circuit boards, disk-drive assemblies, electromechanical actuators, microelectronic encapsulation, and more. Several studies analyze and model performance of conductive materials. This work is aimed at understanding the effect of processing parameters and formulation on material performance and uniform distribution of conductive component. Although conductive additives are incorporated to change electrical properties of materials they also affect other performance characteristics of final products. These effects are investigated and remedies proposed which allow to produce defect free finished products
Flow Cells
Transducers
Electrostatic Painting Compounds
Conductive Films
Waveguides
Capacitors
Conductive Foams
Resists
Thermoformed Containers
Trays
Disk Drives
Actuators
Microelectronic Encapsulation
Liquid Crystal Displays
Polymers Doped with Conductive Sites
Ion Implantation
Corrosion Protection
Conductive Textile
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