In-situ coating of leather with conducting polyaniline in colloidal dispersion mode

• Published in: Synthetic metals Vol. 291; p. 117191
• Main Authors: Ngwabebhoh, Fahanwi Asabuwa, Zandraa, Oyunchimeg, Sáha, Tomáš, Stejskal, Jaroslav, Trchová, Miroslava, Kopecký, Dušan, Pfleger, Jiří, Prokeš, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Bending tests; Conducting composites; Conducting leather; Polyaniline; Sheet resistance; Conducting composites; Polyaniline; Conducting leather; Sheet resistance; Bending tests

Four different leathers and a nonwoven fibrous mat have been coated with a conducting polymer, polyaniline, in situ during the oxidation of aniline hydrochloride in the presence of poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) stabilizer. This colloidal dispersion approach prevented the undesirable formation of free pol...