Effective Static Dissipation of Bilayer Thermoplastic Nanocomposites at Low Nanofiber Loadings
✍ Scribed by Bin Li; Wei-Hong Zhong
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 371 KB
- Volume
- 295
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1438-7492
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
A bilayer‐structured PEI/CNF composite fabricated by a facile solution casting method is described, showing dramatically improved static dissipation properties at a rather low loading level. Compared to the conventional monolayer nanocomposite with high static dissipation rate, the bilayer‐structured composite exhibited a 91.4 wt.‐% reduction in CNF loading, while it is volumetric and surface static dissipation rates were ca. 1 000 and 20 times higher, respectively. The interface region in the bilayer structure accounts for such a remarkable improvement. It is believed that this design could significantly benefit the applications requiring high antistatic capability of polymeric materials. magnified image