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Mechanically Driven Activation of Polyaniline into Its Conductive Form
Author(s) -
Baytekin Bilge,
Baytekin H. Tarik,
Grzybowski Bartosz A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201311313
Subject(s) - polyaniline , electrical conductor , conductive polymer , polymer , materials science , coating , electrically conductive , polyaniline nanofibers , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , polymer science , composite material , polymerization , engineering
Mechanical treatment of polymers produces surface cations and anions which, as demonstrated here for the first time, can drive chemical reactions. In particular, it is shown that such a mechanical treatment transforms nonconductive polyaniline into its conductive form. These results provide a mechanical means of patterning conductive polymers and also coating small polymer objects with conductive polyaniline films preventing accumulation of static electricity.

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