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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2003
Kris Senecal, N. Smithfield, RI (US);
Lynne Samuelson, Marlborough, MA (US);
Michael Sennett, Sudbury, MA (US);
Heidi Schreuder-gibson, Holliston, MA (US);
Kris Senecal, N. Smithfield, RI (US);
Lynne Samuelson, Marlborough, MA (US);
Michael Sennett, Sudbury, MA (US);
Heidi Schreuder-Gibson, Holliston, MA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A conductive (electrical, ionic, and photoelectric) polymer membrane article, comprising a non-woven membrane of polymer fibers, wherein at least some of the fibers have diameters of less than one micron; and wherein the membrane has an electrical conductivity of at least about 10S/cm. Also disclosed is the method of making such an article, comprising electrostatically spinning a spin dope comprising a polymer carrier and/or a conductive polymer or conductive nanoparticles, to provide inherent conductivity in the article.