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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward F Witucki, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Leslie F Warren, Jr, Camarillo, CA (US);
Paul R Newman, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell International Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204 / ; 204 12 ; 204 13 ; 204 23 ; 204 72 ; 427 58 ; 427222 ; 427384 ; 4273855 ; 427386 ; 4273935 ; 428265 ; 428413 ; 4284735 ;
Abstract
A method of stabilizing electrically conductive polymers to hostile environments is disclosed. The method comprises encapsulating the conductive polymer, e.g., polypyrrole or polyaniline, as a powder, a free-standing film or preferably in the form of a composite of a substrate, such as fiberglass fabric, impregnated with the conductive polymer, with a suitable resin, preferably an epoxy resin, as an encapsulating agent. The preferred method involves pre-pregging the fabric of the conductive composite with an epoxy resin and curing the resulting system.