Electrically conductive and abrasion/scratch resistant polymeric materials, method of fabrication thereof and uses thereof

Claim 2

A composition of matter formed by a process comprising: admixing an abrasion and scratch resistant material, an electrically conductive polymeric material and a solvent wherein said solvent is removed, said electrically conductive polymer comprise extended conjugation.

Claim 3

The composition of matter of claim 1 wherein said abrasion and scratch resistant material is selected from the group consisting of polysiloxanes, acrylates, epoxies and epoxyacrylates, epoxymethacrylates and styrenes.

Claim 4

The composition of matter of claim 1, wherein said electrically conductive polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of a substituted and unsubstituted polyparaphenylenevinylenes, substituted and unsubstituted polyanilines, substituted and unsubstituted polyazines, substituted and unsubstituted polythiophenes, substituted and unsubstituted poly-p-phenylene sulfides, substituted and unsubstituted polyfuranes, substituted and unsubstituted polypyrroles, substituted and unsubstituted polyselenophene, polyacetylenes formed from soluble precursors and combinations thereof.

Claim 5

The composition of matter of claim 1, wherein said electrically conductive polymer material contains disassociated precursors selected from the group consisting of onium salts, iodonium salts, borate salts, tosylate salts, triflate salts and sulfonoxylimides, said disassociated precursors doping said polymeric material constituent.

Claim 6

The composition of matter of claim 1, wherein said composition is light transmitting.

Claim 7

The composition of matter of claim 5, wherein said light transmitting composition is disposed on a display screen.

Claim 8

The composition of matter of claim 1, wherein said electrically conductive polymeric material is a polyaniline doped with triphenylsulfonium hexafluoroantimonate.

Claim 9

The composition of matter of claim 1, wherein said electrically conductive polymeric material is a polyaniline doped with a dopant selected from the group consisting of diethyl-ammonium trifluoromethane sulfonate and diisopropyl ammonium trifluoromethane sulfonate.

Claim 10

The composition of matter of claim 7, wherein said polyaniline is an emeraldine base form of polyaniline.

Claim 11

The composition of matter of claim 8, wherein said polyaniline is an emeraldine base form of polyaniline.

Claim 12

The composition of matter of claim 3 wherein said polythiophene is selected from the group consisting of poly(3-butylthiophene), and 3-methylthiophene-3-butylthiophene-copolymer doped with a precursor selected from the group consisting of MDT and triphenyl sulfonium hexafluoroantimonate.

Claim 13

The composition of matter of claim 2, wherein said silicones/polysiloxanes are selected from the group consisting of (R n SiO.sub.(4-n)/2) m wherein n=1-3 and m≧2 (oligomeric and polymeric) and R=hydrogen methyl, longer alkyl, fluoroalkyl, phenyl, vinyl, chlorine, alkoxy, acyloxy, alkylamino and hydroxyl, hexamethyldisiloxane octamethyltrisiloxane decamethyltetrasiloxane octamethylcyclotetra-siloxane octaphenylcyclotetra-siloxane 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-2,4,6,8-tetraphenyl-cyclotetrasiloxane methyltris(trimethyl-siloxy) silane 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-trisiloxane 1,1,3,5,5-pentamethyl-1,3,5-triphenyltrisiloxane polydimethylsiloxane, silsesquioxanes polysiloxanediols allyl methacrylate tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate cyclohexyl methacrylate n-hexyl methacrylate cyclohexyl acrylate 2-ethoxyethyl acrylate 2-ethoxyethyl methacrylate isodecyl methacrylate 2-methoxyethyl acrylate 2(2-ethoxyethoxy) ethylacrylate stearyl acrylate tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate lauryl methacrylate stearyl methacrylate octyl acrylate lauryl acrylate 2-phenoxyethyl acrylate 2-phenoxyethyl methacrylate 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate 2-dimethyl aminoethyl methacrylate 2-dodecylthioethyl methacrylate N-methacryloyl-2-pyrrolidinone urethane acrylates isodecyl acrylate isobornyl methacrylate benzyl acrylate hexyl acrylate isooctyl acrylate isobornyl acrylate triethylene glycol dimethacrylate ethylene glycol dimethacrylate tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate 1,3 butylene glycol diacrylate 1,4-butanediol diacrylate 1,4-butanediol dimethacrylate diethylene glycol dimethacrylate 1,6 hexanediol diacrylate 1,6 hexanediol dimethacrylate neopentyl glycol diacrylate neopentyl glycol dimethacrylate polyethylene glycol (200) diacrylate tetraethylene glycol diacrylate triethylene glycol diacrylate 1,3 butylene glycol dimethacrylate tripropylene glycol diacrylate ethoxylated bisphenol A dimethacrylate ethoxylated bisphenol A diacrylate reactive polyester (diacrylate) tris (2-1-hydroxy ethyl) isocyanurate trimethacrylate pentaerythritol tetraacrylate trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate trimethylolpropane triacrylate tris (2-hydroxy ethyl) isocyanurate triacrylate dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate pentaerythritol triacrylate 2,3 epoxy butyl methacrylate 2,3 epoxycyclohexyl methacrylate 10,11 epoxyundecyl methacrylate glycidyl methacrylate and epoxy novolak acrylate.

Claim 14

The composition of matter of claim 1, wherein said electrically conducting polymeric material is an ethoxypolyaniline.

Claim 15

The composition of matter of claim 2, wherein said acrylates and methacrylates are selected from the group consisting of (R n SiO.sub.(4-n)/2) m wherein n=1-3 and m≧2 (oligomeric and polymeric) and R=hydrogen methyl, longer alkyl, fluoroalkyl, phenyl, vinyl, chlorine, alkoxy, acyloxy, alkylamino and hydroxyl, hexamethyldisiloxane octamethyltrisiloxane decamethyltetrasiloxane octamethylcyclotetra-siloxane octaphenylcyclotetra-siloxane 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-2,4,6,8-tetraphenyl-cyclotetrasiloxane methyltris(trimethyl-siloxy)silane 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-trisiloxane 1,1,3,5,5-pentamethyl-1,3,5-triphenyltrisiloxane polydimethylsiloxane, silsesquioxanes polysiloxanediols allyl methacrylate tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate cyclohexyl methacrylate n-hexyl methacrylate cyclohexyl acrylate 2-ethoxyethyl acrylate 2-ethoxyethyl methacrylate isodecyl methacrylate 2-methoxyethyl acrylate 2(2-ethoxyethoxy) ethylacrylate stearyl acrylate tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate lauryl methacrylate stearyl methacrylate octyl acrylate lauryl acrylate 2-phenoxyethyl acrylate 2-phenoxyethyl methacrylate 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate 2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate 2-dodecylthioethyl methacrylate N-methacryloyl-2-pyrrolidinone urethane acrylates isodecyl acrylate isobornyl methacrylate benzyl acrylate hexyl acrylate isooctyl acrylate isobornyl acrylate triethylene glycol dimethacrylate ethylene glycol dimethacrylate tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate 1,3 butylene glycol diacrylate 1,4-butanediol diacrylate 1,4-butanediol dimethacrylate diethylene glycol dimethacrylate 1,6 hexanediol diacrylate 1,6 hexanediol dimethacrylate neopentyl glycol diacrylate neopentyl glycol dimethacrylate polyethylene glycol (200) diacrylate tetraethylene glycol diacrylate triethylene glycol diacrylate 1,3 butylene glycol dimethacrylate tripropylene glycol diacrylate ethoxylated bisphenol A dimethacrylate ethoxylated bisphenol A diacrylate reactive polyester (diacrylate) tris (2-hydroxy ethyl) isocyanurate trimethacrylate pentaerythritol tetraacrylate trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate trimethylolpropane triacrylate tris (2-hydroxy ethyl) isocyanurate triacrylate dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate pentaerythritol triacrylate 2,3 epoxy butyl methacrylate 2,3 epoxycyclohexyl methacrylate 10,11 epoxyundecyl methacrylate glycidyl methacrylate and epoxy novolak acrylate.

Claim 16

The composition of matter of claim 2 wherein said epoxies are selected from the group consisting of: aromatic glycidyl ether resins, aromatic glycidyl amine resins, glycidyl esters, cycloaliphatic epoxy resins, 3,4-epoxycyclohexyloxirane, 2-(3',4'-epoxycyclo-hexyl)-5,1"-spiro-3",4"-epoxycyclohexane-1,3-dixoane, and bis(3,4-epoxy-cyclohexylmethyl) adipate.

Claim 17

The composition of matter of claim 1, wherein said abrasion and scratch resistant material is a polymeric material.

Claim 18

The composition of matter of claim 1, wherein the weight percent ratio of said conductive polymeric material to said abrasion and scratch resistant material is from about 2% to about 50%.

Claim 19

The composition of matter of claim 1, wherein said abrasion and scratch resistant material is an organic material.

Claim 20

The composition of claim 1, wherein said styrenes are selected from the group consisting of O-chlorostyrene, P-chlorostyrene, Chloromethylstyrene and methylstyrene.

Claim 21

The composition of matter of claim 1, wherein said admixture is substantially resistant to loss of electrical conductivity when exposed to aqueous solutions, alkaline solutions and solvents.

Claim 22

The composition of matter of claim 2, wherein said acrylate is a methacrylate.

Claim 23

A composition of matter formed by a process comprising: admixing an abrasion and scratch resistant material selected from the group consisting of a solution and a dispersion and an electrically conductive polymeric material selected from the group consisting of a solution and a dispersion to form an admixture, and curing said admixture, said electrically conductive polymer comprises extended conjugation.

Claim 24

A composition of matter formed by a process comprising: admixing an abrasion and scratch resistant material selected from the group consisting of a solution and a dispersion and an electrically conductive polymeric material selected from the group consisting of a solution and a dispersion to form an admixture, and curing said admixture, said electrically conductive polymer comprises extended conjugation.

Claim 25

A composition of matter formed by a process comprising: admixing an abrasion and scratch resistant non-elastomeric and non-thermoplastic material selected from the group consisting of a solution and a dispersion and an electrically conductive polymeric material selected from the group consisting of a solution and a dispersion to form an admixture, and curing said admixture, said electrically conductive polymer comprises extended conjugation.

Claim 26

A composition of matter formed by a process comprising: admixing an abrasion and scratch resistant non-elastomeric and non-thermoplastic material selected from the group consisting of a solution and a dispersion and an electrically conductive polymeric material selected from the group consisting of a solution and a dispersion to form an admixture, and curing said admixture, said electrically conductive polymer comprises extended conjugation.

Claim 27

A composition of matter according to claims 1, 22 or 23, wherein: said abrasion and scratch resistant material is selected from the group consisting of silicones/polysiloxanes acrylates, methacrylates, epoxyacrylates, epoxymethacrylates, epoxies and styrenes; said electrically conductive polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted polyparaphenylenevinylenes, substituted and unsubstituted polyanilines, substituted and unsubstituted polyazines, substituted and unsubstituted polythiophenes, substituted and unsubstituted poly-p-phenylene sulfides, substituted and unsubstituted polyfuranes, substituted and unsubstituted polypyrroles, substituted and unsubstituted polyselenophene, polyacetylenes formed from soluble precursors and combinations thereof; the weight percent ratio of electrically conductive polymeric material to said abrasion resistant being from about 2% to 50%.