Poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) is a high-performance thermoplastic with distinctive combination of corrosion resistance, thermo-oxidative stability and outstanding physical mechanical properties at high temperatures. A pertinent step forward in the development this has been inclusion electrically conductive fillers to expand its functionality. In review an overview research on PEEK composites ...

Electrically conductive bone scaffolds composed of carbon-based materials are proposed as promising biomaterials for tissue engineering solutions.

Conductive polymers are interesting materials for a number of biological and medical applications requiring electrical stimulation of cells or tissues. Highly conductive polymers (polypyrrole and polyaniline)/Antheraea mylitta silk fibroin coated fibers are fabricated successfully by in situ polymerization without any modification of the native silk fibroin. Coated fibers characterized by scann...

Current technology, Inkjet is an accepted technology for dispensing small volumes of material (50 – 500 picolitres). Currently traditional metal-filled conductive adhesives cannot be processed by inkjetting (owing to their relatively high viscosity and the size of filler material particles). Smallest droplet size achievable by traditional dispensing techniques is in the range of 150 μm, yieldin...

In order to reduce the amount of inactive materials, such as binders and carbon additives in battery electrode, porous cobalt monoxide nanofibers were directly grown on conductive substrate as a binder/additive-free lithium-ion battery anode. This electrode exhibited very high specific discharging/charging capacities at various rates and good cycling stability. It was promising as high capacity...

Ionic liquids (ILs) incorporating cyclic phosphonium cations are a novel category of materials. We report here on the synthesis and characterization of four new cyclic phosphonium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide ILs with aliphatic and aromatic pendant groups. In addition to the syntheses of these novel materials, we report on a comparison of their properties with their ammonium congeners. The...