Revised Manuscript with Corrections: Polyurethane-Based Conductive Composites: From Synthesis to Applications

The purpose of this review article is to outline the extended applications of polyurethane (PU)-based nanocomposites incorporated with conductive polymeric particles as well as to condense an outline on the chemistry and fabrication of polyurethanes (PUs). Additionally, we discuss related research t...

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Published inInternational journal of molecular sciences Vol. 23; no. 4; p. 1938
Main Authors Choi, Soon-Mo, Shin, Eun-Joo, Zo, Sun-Mi, Rao, Kummara-Madhusudana, Seok, Yong-Joo, Won, So-Yeon, Han, Sung-Soo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 09.02.2022
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Subjects
Electric Conductivity
Graphite - chemistry
Hydrogels
Mechanical properties
Morphology
Nanocomposites
Nanocomposites - chemistry
Nanotubes, Carbon - chemistry
Polymerization
Polymers
Polymers - chemistry
Polyurethanes - chemistry
Review
Sensors
Zinc oxides
electrical
nanocomposite
conducting filler
polyurethane
conductive
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Summary:The purpose of this review article is to outline the extended applications of polyurethane (PU)-based nanocomposites incorporated with conductive polymeric particles as well as to condense an outline on the chemistry and fabrication of polyurethanes (PUs). Additionally, we discuss related research trends of PU-based conducting materials for EMI shielding, sensors, coating, films, and foams, in particular those from the past 10 years. PU is generally an electrical insulator and behaves as a dielectric material. The electrical conductivity of PU is imparted by the addition of metal nanoparticles, and increases with the enhancing aspect ratio and ordering in structure, as happens in the case of conducting polymer fibrils or reduced graphene oxide (rGO). Nanocomposites with good electrical conductivity exhibit noticeable changes based on the remarkable electric properties of nanomaterials such as graphene, RGO, and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Recently, conducting polymers, including PANI, PPY, PTh, and their derivatives, have been popularly engaged as incorporated fillers into PU substrates. This review also discusses additional challenges and future-oriented perspectives combined with here-and-now practicableness.
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Soon-Mo Choi and Eun-Joo Shin as first co-corresponding authors, and Sun-Mi Zo as second author.
ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms23041938