Abstract
Polypropylene (PP) composites that contain silver micro-particles (MILLION KILLER, denoted as Ag-Ms) and conductive carbon black (CB) have both antibacterial and antistatic properties. In the present study, the antibacterial and antistatic PP/Ag-Ms/CB composites were prepared by melt blending. The results showed that when the content was 0.8 wt%, Ag-Ms could be uniformly dispersed in the PP matrix and the mechanical properties of the composites remained stable. And the reduction percentages of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli were more than 80% which showed the good antibacterial behavior. In addition, conductive carbon black had reinforcing and toughening effects on the mechanical properties of PP/Ag-Ms/CB composites. When the content of CB was beyond 30 wt%, the surface resistance of the composite was reduced to less than 108 Ω which showed a remarkable antistatic property. According to the different filling content of conductive carbon black, it can flexibly regulate the resistivity of PP, and the conductive effect is durable and stable. We thus can produce permanent antistatic materials.
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