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Polypyrrole-coated polyethylene terephthalate is very attractive for various applications as electrically conductive fiber. This paper investigates the importance of polyester pre-treatment on the quality of the polypyrrole coating and its conductivity efficiency. The results showed nucleophilic pre-treatments by Grignard reagents resulting in the significantly higher surface quality and strongest adhesion of the polypyrrole coating to the polyester fibers compared to the other published methods. Moreover, several Grignard reagents were used for altering the hydrophobicity and morphology of the surface.
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The authors acknowledge financial support from the Faculty of Science, Humanities and Education, Technical University of Liberec, the Czech Republic (SGS 21207), project LO1201 of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in the framework of the targeted support of the “National Programme for Sustainability I” and the OPR&DI project Centre for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0005; and the Project 16-02316Y of the Czech Science Foundation (GA CR).
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Martinek, M., Swar, S., Zajícová, V. et al. Pre-treatment of polyethylene terephthalate by Grignard reagents for high quality polypyrrole coatings and for altering the hydrophobicity. Chem. Pap. 71, 2403–2415 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-017-0235-3
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