Kim, B. C., Innis, P. C., Wallice, G. G., Low, John C. T., Walsh, F. C., Cho, W. J. and Yo, K. H. (2013) Electrically conductive coatings of nickel and polypyrrole/poly(2- methoxyaniline-5-sulfonic acid) on nylon lycra textiles. Progress in Organic Coatings, 76 (10). pp. 1296-1301. doi:10.1016/j.porgcoat.2013.04.004

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Abstract

Woven nylon Lycra® has been coated with finely-divided electroless nickel-phosphorus, polypyrrole and electroless nickel/polypyrrole to produce flexible and electrically conductive textiles. The coated textiles were tested for their electrochemical activity, electrical resistivity and resistivity in response to mechanical strain. Pre-dyeing the textile with poly(2-methoxyaniline-5-sulfonic acid) (PMAS) prior to electroless metallization by electroless nickel and via chemical polymerization of polypyrrole was found to be beneficial in enhancing the resultant coating as well as stabilizing surface resistance responses when exposed to a wide range of strain. The mass gain due to the nickel coating was found to increase linearly with deposition time. The surface resistivity of the coated textile was found to decrease at longer nickel deposition times.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Journal or Publication Title:	Progress in Organic Coatings
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0300-9440
Official Date:	October 2013
Dates:	Date Event October 2013 Published 9 May 2013 Available 2 April 2013 Accepted
Volume:	76
Number:	10
Page Range:	pp. 1296-1301
DOI:	10.1016/j.porgcoat.2013.04.004
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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