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Aimplas develops polymeric materials from conductive nanoparticles
13/01/2009
January 13, 2008
The Technological Institute of plastics (Aimplas), started 12 months ago a project pioneer: Nanocond, whose duration is 24 months. Nanocond is aimed at material development polymeric drivers, through the addition of conductive nanocargas, which improve the electric and conductive properties of plastic materials which are intrinsically insulating. The materials are being developed in order to obtain pieces of high surface conductivity to eliminate the static load and dust accumulation zones. These may be employed for the sector of the construction, Habitat, textile, plastic, electric, wood and furniture, in the form of panels, profiles, laminate floors and pavements in interior walls.
Currently, conductive polymers used to increase the conductivity and conductive additives have their limitations. In this project there is a way for the improvement of the conductive properties of polymer matrix with the incorporation of nanoparticles, without affecting the mechanical properties of the product, since the use of conductive materials of size nanometer allows to work at low concentrations to reach the threshold of percolation to the electrical conduction of the compound.
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