Conductive compositions of conductive polymer and metal coated fiber
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorPatrick J. Kinlen
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides compositions including a conductive polymer; and a fiber material comprising one or more metals disposed thereon. The present disclosure further provides a component, such as a vehicle component, including a composition of the present disclosure disposed thereon. The present disclosure further provides methods for manufacturing a component including: contacting a metal coated fiber material with an oxidizing agent and a monomer to form a first composition comprising a metal coated fiber material and a conductive polymer; and contacting the first composition with a polymer matrix or resin to form a second composition.
Claims18
A composition comprising:
- a conductive polymer coating comprising a polyfluorene, a polyphenylene, or a polyindole, the conductive polymer coating disposed on an oxidized metal coated carbon fiber comprising about 15 wt % to about 70 wt % of a coating of oxidized metal, based on the weight of the oxidized metal and the carbon fiber, wherein the carbon fiber comprises carbon nanotubes;
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- a polymer matrix or resin, wherein the composition comprises about 50 wt % to about 99 wt % of the polymer matrix or resin based on the total weight of the composition.
A composition comprising:
- a conductive polymer comprising poly(ethylenedioxythiophene) disposed on an oxidized metal coated carbon fiber comprising about 15 wt % to about 70 wt % of a coating of oxidized metal, based on the weight of the oxidized metal and the carbon fiber wherein the carbon fiber comprises carbon nanotubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.