Designing Non-charging Surfaces from Non-conductive Polymers.

Zhang, Xuan; Huang, Xu; Kwok, Sen Wai; Soh, Siowling · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Polymers that prevent the generation of static charge by contact electrification can be fabricated by copolymerizing an appropriate proportion of a molecule that has the tendency to charge positively, and a molecule that has the tendency to charge negatively, against a reference material. These non-conductive polymers resist charging by contact or rubbing, and prevent the adhesion of microscopic particles.