PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF BAYTRON (PEDT)

During the last 2 decades intensive development work was carried out i nto organic conductors world-wide. The initial problem encountered in respect of the processability of organic conductors has only recently been solved. Following this, industrial applications can now be opened up for these materials. A commercially available product 3,4-polyethy lene-dioxythiophene (PEDT), has been introduced which satisfies highly stringent requirements in terms of its combination of conductivity, s tability and transparency. One application in which this new polymer c an be used is in the antistatic treatment of plastics. This article de scribes treatment of this type, taking the coating of photographic fil m as an example.