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Recent developments in polyurethane-based conducting composites

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Polyurethane-based conducting composites with polyaniline, polythiophene or polypyrrole are in the class of modern macromolecular materials that combine the toughness and elasticity of a polyurethane matrix with conductivity of intrinsically conducting polymers. Since the methods of preparation strongly influence the structure and properties of resulting composite/blend, this work aims at a systematic description of polyurethane-based conducting composites. This review has been structured to present an overview on preparations, characterisation and applications of polyurethane-based conducting materials with polyaniline, polythiophene or polypyrrole.

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Njuguna, J., Pielichowski, K. Recent developments in polyurethane-based conducting composites. Journal of Materials Science 39, 4081–4094 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JMSC.0000033387.51728.de

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