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Polyaniline/poly(ethylene terephthalate) conducting composite fabric with improved fastness to washing
Author(s) -
Huang Huihua,
Liu Weijin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.23875
Subject(s) - polyaniline , reagent , aniline , materials science , ethylene , polymerization , composite number , composite material , polymer chemistry , alkali metal , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , catalysis , engineering
In this article, we report a novel method for the design and development of a polyaniline (PANI)/poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) conducting composite fabric based on in situ polymerization. With the aim of improving fabric–PANI adhesion and good fastness to washing, we took some special steps: the alkali reduction pretreatment of the PET fabric before the polymerization of aniline onto the fabric, the introduction of squeezing the laboratory padder on the fabric to push the reagent into the inner part of the fabric, and short immersion time of the aniline‐absorbed fabric in oxidant solution. Factors affecting the conductivity and fastness to washing, including the alkali reduction percentage, the wet pickup of the reagent‐absorbed fabric, the immersion time in oxidant solution, and the reaction time, are discussed. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 102: 5775–5780, 2006