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Cover Image, Volume 134, Issue 35
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.45336
Subject(s) - pedot:pss , cover (algebra) , materials science , conductive polymer , microfiber , composite material , poly(3,4 ethylenedioxythiophene) , polymer science , scanning electron microscope , polymer , nanotechnology , computer science , mechanical engineering , engineering
The cover shows a scanning electron microscopy image of fibrillated wood microfibers deposited with electrically conducting poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS). The fibrils in the image (∼200 nm thick with polymer deposition) were induced by ultra‐fine friction (disk) grinding of wood particles, following an alkaline pretreatment. These fibrils of microfibers increased the areas of contact with the PEDOT:PSS polymerized in situ and allowed formation of self‐supporting films. The research, presented by Islam Hafez, Han‐Seung Yang, and William Tze, shows that low‐cost wood particles after simple treatments can be used to reinforce PEDOT:PSS, while adequately retaining its conductivity (with optimized dosage). (DOI: 10.1002/app.45127 ).