Title :
Conductive plastics
Author :
Lunt, Barry M. ; Strong, A. Brent
Author_Institution :
Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT, USA
Abstract :
Plastics have been widely used for several decades, due to their many advantageous properties including moldability, ruggedness, and low cost. For applications in electricity and electronics, applications for plastics have always been as dielectrics, due to their inherent property as electrical insulators. The invention of conductive plastics has enabled the creation of many products that have previously not existed. This paper describes the invention of conductive plastics and several of the products they have made possible and some that will yet be possible.
Keywords :
conducting polymers; plastic products; plastics; conductive plastics; dielectrics; electrical insulators; inherent property; moldability; organic insulating materials; plastic products; polymers; ruggedness; Chemistry; Conducting materials; Conductivity; Costs; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electronics packaging; Electrons; Plastic insulation; Polymers; Printed circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulation Conference and Electrical Manufacturing & Coil Winding Technology Conference, 2003. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7935-7
DOI :
10.1109/EICEMC.2003.1247902
