Polypyrrole-coated nonwovens for electromagnetic shielding

Journal of Industrial Textiles

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-68

  Avloni, J ^a   Lau, R ^a   Ouyang, M ^a   Florio, L ^b,c   Henn, A R ^d   Sparavigna, Amelia ^b  

^a Eeonyx Corporation   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c Advanced Textiles Laboratory ITISQ Sella   (Italy)

^d Marktek Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

EMI shielding.; Nonwovens; Polypyrrole

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELECTRON OPTICS; FABRICS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC SHIELDING; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELDING; SHIELDING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WEAVING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM); ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION (EMR); ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS (EMSE); ELECTRONIC DEVICES; FREQUENCY RANGING; HUMAN HEALTH; NONWOVENS; POLYPYRROLE (PPY); SAGE PUBLICATIONS (CO); SHIELDING APPLICATIONS; SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS (SE); SURFACE CONDUCTIVITY (SC); SURFACE RESISTIVITY; TRANSVERSE ELECTROMAGNETIC CELLS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING;

COMPOSITE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; NONWOVEN FABRIC; POLYESTER; POLYESTER FABRIC; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 48949116351     PISSN: 15280837     EISSN: 15308057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1528083707087834     Document Type: Article

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