Latex-like water-borne polyaniline for coating applications

Conference · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:20034150

Liu, H; Clark, R; Yang, S C

The authors report the synthesis of a polymeric complex of polyaniline that is dispersed in water as a stable suspension. The polymer, PAN:PVME-MLA, is a molecular complex of polyaniline and poly(vinylmethylether-co-maleic acid). The synthetic process leads to a stable latex-like suspension in water. The water-borne conducting polymer, once dried as a thin film on a substrate, is not dissolvable by water or other solvents. An example of piece-dyeing process is presented to show its potential for electrostatic dissipation of textile products. Another example illustrates that the material may be used as electroactive thin-films for electrochromic windows and for rechargeable battery applications.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: Alcoa Foundation; University of Rhode island Foundation
• OSTI ID: 20034150
• Resource Relation: Conference: Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Organic Solid-State Materials IV, Boston, MA, (US), 12/01/1997--12/05/1997; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: In: Electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of organic solid-state materials IV. Materials Research Society, symposium proceedings Volume 488, by Reynolds, J.R.; Jen, A.K.Y.; Rubner, M.F.; Chiang, L.Y.; Dalton, L.R. [eds.], 977 pages.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
SYNTHESIS
ANILINE
POLYMERS
MALEIC ACID
COMPLEXES
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
COATINGS
THIN FILMS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA