Research on the Performance of Polypyrrole Coated Conductive Fabrics Prepared from Different Base Materials

Abstract In this paper, polypyrrole coated conductive fabrics were prepared using pyrrole as the monomer, p-toluene sulfonic acid as the doping agent and ammonium persulfate as the oxidant, adopting the simple method of situ polymerization of the liquid phase. Six types of conductive polypyrrole coated fabrics were prepared adopting polyester-cotton blended fabrics, nylon fabrics, wool fabrics, silk fabrics, basalt fabrics and aramid fabric respectively as base materials and using the same process conditions; its electrical conductivity was compared, and the distribution and resistance of the washing fastness of polypyrrole on the surface of those fabrics were studied. Results showed that under the same process conditions, the conductivity of polypyrrole coated terylene fabrics was the best, followed by the polypyrrole coated nylon fabrics and polypyrrole coated wool fabrics. Observed by electron microscope, the distribution of polypyrrole was more homogeneous on different base cloths. After washing, it was concluded that the combination fastness of polypyrrole with polyester-cotton, nylon and wool was better, while the combination fastness of polypyrrole with basalt and aramid was poor.