METHODS TO IMPROVE THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY FOR MOULDED PLASTIC PARTS

摘要

Disclosed herein are the methods to improve the electrical conductivity for micro-moulded plastic parts containing carbon nanotubes. The polymer/carbon nanotubes composites suitable for polymer micromoulding including 80 ~ 99.95 wt% of a polymer pellet or powder, 0-2 wt% of antioxidant, 0-2 wt% of dispersant agent and 0.05-20 wt% of carbon nanotube with a diameter of 0.5 -200 nm and a length of 200 nm -20 µ?? are firstly prepared through melt extrusion. The plastic microparts are prepared by micromoulding of the polymer/carbon nanotubes composites including micro extrusion, micro injection and hot embossing at optimized processing conditions and then are subject to a post thermal treatment to enhance the electrical conductivity. The post thermal treatment methods include electric heating, microwave, infrared or plasma heating. The methods disclosed can be used to prepare electrical conductive biomedical implanted plastic micro devices for minimally invasive surgery, biomedical sensors, microelectrodes, drug delivery devices, automated pipetting systems, breathing tubes, EMI devices etc.