Patent ID: 7238415
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: B82Y,D01F,D04H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A conductive polymeric composite structure having a horizontal plane, which polymeric composite structure is comprised of: at least one polymer layer wherein the conductivity is provided by: i) an effective amount of a first conductive graphitic nanofiber comprised of graphite platelets that are aligned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the nanofiber and which first graphitic nanofiber is aligned substantially parallel to the horizontal plane of the composite polymeric composite structure; and ii) an effective amount of a second conductive graphitic nanofiber comprised of graphite platelets that are aligned at an angle greater than 0° to 90° with respect to the longitudinal axis of the nanofiber and wherein said second conductive graphitic nanofibers are also aligned substantially parallel to the horizontal plane of the polymeric composite structure, and wherein the angled platelet graphite nanofibers are located at the surface of the polymer structure; wherein a fraction of the angled graphite platelet nanofibers protrude from the polymer surface.