Application and Evaluation of Stick-Free Polymeric Inter- layers on Graphite Fiber Composites

研究了一种在直径为8微米的石墨纤维上涂覆超薄聚合物涂层的电聚合工艺。在这个过程中，聚合反应是在石墨纤维表面电引发的。由于单体不溶于电解液，而聚合物不溶于电解液，聚合物在形成时倾向于沉积在石墨纤维表面。这些纤维将被用来提高纤维增强复合材料的强度，特别是那些用于生化应用的材料。

An electropolymerization process for the application of very thin polymeric coatings on 8-micron diameter graphite fiber will be investigated. In this process the polymerization reaction is initiated electrically at the graphite fiber surface. Since the monomer is unsoluble in the electrolyte but the polymer is not, the polymer tends to deposit on the graphite fiber surfaces as it is formed. These fibers will be used to improve the strengths of fiber reinforced composite materials, particularly those used in biochemical applications.