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ArticlePolymers2021

Development and Investigation of PEDOT:PSS Composition Coated Fabrics Intended for Microwave Shielding and Absorption.

Vitalija Rubeziene, Julija Baltusnikaite-Guzaitiene, Ausra Abraitiene, Audrone Sankauskaite, Paulius Ragulis, Gilda Santos, Juana Pimenta

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Vitalija RubezieneDepartment of Textiles Physical-Chemical Testing, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, 48485 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Julija Baltusnikaite-GuzaitieneDepartment of Textiles Physical-Chemical Testing, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, 48485 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Ausra AbraitieneDepartment of Textile Technologies, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, 48485 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Audrone SankauskaiteDepartment of Textile Technologies, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, 48485 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Paulius RagulisMicrowave Laboratory of Physical Technology Department, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Gilda SantosCITEVE-Technological Centre for the Textile and Clothing Industries of Portugal, 4760-034 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal.
Juana PimentaCeNTI-Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials, 4760-034 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal.

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The European Union's Preparatory Action for Defence Research - PADR programme 800871 [ACAMSII]
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study presents the investigation of the electromagnetic properties and resistance performance of electrically conductive fabrics coated with composition containing the conjugated polymer system poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS). The developed fabrics were intended for electromagnetic radiation (EMR) shielding in microwave range and for absorbing microwaves in radar operating range, so as to act as radar absorbing materials (RAM). The measurements of reflection and transmission of the developed fabrics were performed in a frequency range of 2-18 GHz, which covers the defined frequencies relevant to the application. Four types of fabrics with different fiber composition (polyamide; polyamide/cotton; wool and para-aramid/viscose) were selected and coated with conductive paste using screen printing method. It was found that EMR shielding effectiveness (SE) as well as absorption properties depend not only the amount of conductive paste topped on the fabric, but also resides in the construction parameters of fabrics. Depending on such fabric structural parameters as density, mass per unit area, type of weave, a layer of shield (or coating) just sticks on the fabric surface or penetrates into fabric, changing the shield thickness and herewith turning SE results. Meanwhile, the fiber composition of fabrics influences mostly bonding between fibers and polymer coating. To improve the resistance performance of the developed samples, a conventional textile surface modification technique, atmospheric plasma treatment, was applied. Initially, before plasma treatment and after treatment the fabrics were evaluated regarding an aqueous liquid repellency test, measuring the contact angles for the water solvent. The influence of plasma treatment on resistance performance of coated fabrics was evaluated by subjecting the plasma treated samples and untreated samples to abrasion in the Martindale abrasion apparatus and to multiplex washing cycles. These investigations revealed that applied plasma treatment visibly improved abrasion resistance as a result of better adhesion of the coating. However, washing resistance increased not so considerably.

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conductive textilesEMR shieldingmicrowave absorbing materialplasma treatment

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PMID33917188
PMCPMC8068042

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