Antistatic Agents

Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites for Anticorrosive and Antistatic Applications

Intrinsically conducting polymers (ICPs) have been considered for use in various applica‐ tions. One of the most important applications of these materials which are attracting consid‐ erable attention in the most recent times is in corrosion protection of oxidizable metals [1]. The effective use of conducting polymers for corrosion protection of metals can be carried out by different methods; l...

Application of Nano-ZnO on Antistatic Finishing to the Polyester Fabric

Ionically self-assembled carboxymethyl cellulose/surfactant complexes for antistatic paper coatings.

We show that ionically self-assembled polyelectrolyte/surfactant complexes allow a facile route to tailor the electrical surface resistance of paper sheets for antistatic dissipative regime. We use anionic polyelectrolyte carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) where cationic alkyltrimethylammonium chloride surfactants (C(n)TAC) with the alkyl chain lengths n=12, 14 or 16 methyl units are ionically compl...

Preparation of Nano-ZnO and Its Application to the Textile on Antistatic Finishing

Nano-ZnO was prepared by direct precipitation method with zinc chloride and sodium carbonate anhydrous as raw materials, and its particle size and dispersion were characterized by TEM. The effects of concentration and the ratio of reactants and reaction temperature on its dispersion in aqueous solution were analyzed and the best reaction conditions were as follows: reaction temperature 60 , ult...

Antistatic nurses’ aprons may contribute to a reduction of hospital infection in isolation wards

In the past, nurses’ cotton uniforms have been implicated in the spread of microorganisms and this led to the widespread use of disposable plastic aprons. However, plastic is notorious in acquiring static electric charge which is able to attract airborne micro-organisms. In this study, five different types of ordinary and antistatic nurses’ plastic aprons were tested both electrostatically and ...