The present invention relates to polymeric networks that can be made electrically conductive in bulk or which have a surface which is electrically conductive, and which networks exhibit resistivities in the ohm to kilo-ohm range. One aspect of the present invention, then, comprises an electrically conductive polymeric network comprising a cured polymeric network which contains an oxidized additive comprising one or more of an oxidizable aniline, thiophene, or pyrrole additive, which additive was oxidized with an oxidizing agent in situ in the cured polymeric network. Another aspect of the present invention comprises an ionically-conductive polymeric network cured from a mixture comprising a curable polymer, a metal salt, and an ion transference phase in which said metal salt is soluble. Another aspect of the present invention comprises a polymeric network having a surface comprising a layer of an electrically conductive metal made by the following steps: forming said polymeric network from a mixture comprising a curable polymer, a metal salt, and an organic solvent in which said metal salt is soluble; forming a film of said polymeric network mixture; contacting the surface of said film of said polymeric network mixture with a reducing agent; and curing said film of said polymeric network mixture. Alternatively, the polymeric network can be cured and then contacted with the reducing agent.
本发明涉及聚合物网络,这些网络可制成导电块状,或具有导电表面,网络的电阻率在欧姆至千欧姆范围内。因此,本发明的一个方面包括一种导电聚合物网络,它由固化聚合物网络组成,固化聚合物网络含有氧化添加剂,氧化添加剂由可氧化的
苯胺、
噻吩或
吡咯添加剂中的一种或多种组成,添加剂在固化聚合物网络中用氧化剂就地氧化。本发明的另一方面包括一种离子导电聚合物网络,由可固化聚合物、
金属盐和离子转移相的混合物固化而成,其中所述
金属盐可溶解。本发明的另一方面包括一种聚合网络,其表面包含一层导电
金属,具体步骤如下:由可固化聚合物、
金属盐和可溶解
金属盐的有机溶剂组成的混合物形成所述聚合网络;形成所述聚合网络混合物薄膜;将所述聚合网络混合物薄膜的表面与还原剂接触;以及固化所述聚合网络混合物薄膜。或者,可以先固化聚合物网络,然后再与还原剂接触。