Conducting polymers and their applications in the film industry - Polyaniline polyimide blended films

Conducting polymers have been widely investigated for both academic and ind ustrial purposes over two decades. Their attractive electrical and optical properties provide a lot of potential applications in the film industry. Ho wever, their poor mechanical properties and instability limit some industry applications. Thus, considerable attention has been given to produce polya niline/polyimide blended films by a solution blending technique. The percol ation levels of the polymer blended system were studied and their film morp hology and properties were well characterized by various instruments such a s TEM, INSTRON, and X-ray diffractometer. The excellent film properties hav e generated great interest in several industry applications.