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Electrically Conductive

Nanocomposite Films

An industrially scalable method has been developed for synthesising polymer nanoparticles decorated with graphene oxide sheets via miniemulsion polymerisation . This enables preparation of electrically-conductive films using a simple method at ambient temperature . The resulting nanocomposite films exhibit high electrical conductivity and have a wide range of potential applications as conductive coatings .

Competitive Advantage

• Technology represents the first example of an approach for synthesis of electrically-conductive graphene / polymer films that form at ambient temperature
• Environmentally-friendly process
• Amenable to industrial-scale applications

Impact

• Potential for advanced coatings , sensors and nanomedicines

Capabilities and Facilities

• Synthesis of polymer / graphene thin films with specified level of electrical conductivity
• Synthesis of hybrid polymer / graphene nanoparticles as hybrid materials

More Information

Professor Per Zetterlund School of Chemical Engineering T : + 61 2 9385 4331 E : p . zetterlund @ unsw . edu . au
• Synthesis of polymer nanoparticles of various size , shape and internal morphology

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