SEMI-METALLIC, STRONG CONDUCTIVE POLYMER MICROFIBER, METHOD AND FAST RESPONSE RATE ACTUATORS AND HEATING TEXTILES

    公开(公告)号:US20170370024A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-28

    申请号:US15525005

    申请日:2015-12-03

    摘要: A method comprising: providing at least one first composition comprising at least one conjugated polymer and at least one solvent, wet spinning the at least one first composition to form at least one first fiber material, hot-drawing the at least one fiber to form at least one second fiber material. In lead embodiments, high-performance poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy-thiophene)/poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT/PSS) conjugated polymer microfibers were fabricated via wet-spinning followed by hot-drawing. In these lead embodiments, due to the combined effects of the vertical hot-drawing process and doping/de-doping the microfibers with ethylene glycol (EG), a record electrical conductivity of 2804 S·cm−1 was achieved. This is believed to be a six-fold improvement over the best previously reported value for PEDOT/PSS fibers (467 S·cm−1) and a twofold improvement over the best values for conductive polymer films treated by EG de-doping (1418 S·cm−1). Moreover, these lead, highly conductive fibers experience a semiconductor-metal transition at 313 K. They also have superior mechanical properties with a Young's modulus up to 8.3 GPa, a tensile strength reaching 409.8 MPa and a large elongation before failure (21%). The most conductive fiber also demonstrates an extraordinary electrical performance during stretching/unstretching: the conductivity increased by 25% before the fiber rupture point with a maximum strain up to 21%. Simple fabrication of the semi-metallic, strong and stretchable wet-spun PEDOT/PSS microfibers can make them available for conductive smart electronics. A dramatic improvement in electrical conductivity is needed to make conductive polymer fibers viable candidates in applications such as flexible electrodes, conductive textiles, and fast-response sensors and actuators.

    POYLMERIC COMPOSITION FOR USE AS A TEMPORARY SUPPORT MATERIAL IN EXTRUSION BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
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    发明申请
    POYLMERIC COMPOSITION FOR USE AS A TEMPORARY SUPPORT MATERIAL IN EXTRUSION BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 审中-公开
    用作基于挤出的添加剂制造中的临时支持材料的POYLMERIC组合物

    公开(公告)号:US20160068678A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-10

    申请号:US14848526

    申请日:2015-09-09

    摘要: The polymeric composition of this invention can be used as a temporary support material in the additive manufacturing of three dimensional articles without compromising the quality of the ultimate product, reducing printing speed, increasing cost, increasing the incidence of printer jamming, or requiring printers of increased complexity. This invention more specifically discloses a polymeric composition which is particularly useful as a temporary support material for utilization in three-dimensional printing, said polymeric composition being comprised of a first polymeric component which is suitable for use as a modeling material and a second polymeric component which is immiscible with the first polymeric component, wherein the polymeric composition has a continuous phase, wherein the continuous phase is comprised of the second polymeric component, and wherein the polymeric composition has a Shore A hardness of at least 80.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的聚合物组合物可以用作三维制品的添加剂制造中的临时支撑材料,而不会影响最终产品的质量,降低印刷速度,增加成本,增加打印机卡纸的发生率,或者要求打印机增加 复杂。 本发明更具体地公开了一种聚合物组合物,其特别用作用于三维印刷的临时支撑材料,所述聚合物组合物由适合用作造型材料的第一聚合物组分和第二聚合物组分组成, 与所述第一聚合物组分不混溶,其中所述聚合物组合物具有连续相,其中所述连续相由所述第二聚合物组分组成,并且其中所述聚合物组合物具有至少80的肖氏A硬度。