Conductive (electrical, ionic, and photoelectric) polymer membrane articles, and method for producing same
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsKris Senecal, Lynne Samuelson, Michael Sennett, Heidi Schreuder-Gibson
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Abstract
A conductive (electrical, ionic, and photoelectric) polymer membrane article, comprising a non-woven membrane of polymer fibers, wherein at least some of the fibers have diameters of less than one micron; and wherein the membrane has an electrical conductivity of at least about 10−6 S/cm. Also disclosed is the method of making such an article, comprising electrostatically spinning a spin dope comprising a polymer carrier and/or a conductive polymer or conductive nanoparticles, to provide inherent conductivity in the article.
Claims16
A conductive (electrical, ionic, and photoelectric) polymer membrane article, comprising:
- a non-woven membrane of polymer fibers, wherein at least some of the fibers have diameters of less than one micron;
- wherein the membrane has an electrical conductivity of at least about 10−6 S/cm.
A method of fabricating a conductive polymer membrane article, comprising:
- providing a polymer solution;
- adding to the polymer solution at least one of a conductive polymer and conducting nanoparticles to create a spin dope;
- and
- electrostatically spinning the spin dope to create a membrane of conductive polymer fibers having an electrical conductivity of at least about 10−6 S/cm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.