Antistatics
Antistatics. Lubricants. Shock absorbers

The ability of polymers to become statically charged is due to their molecular structure. This results in low conductance (1/R ) and surface conductivity, preventing charges from flowing quickly and being eliminated; the slow flow means that positively and negatively charged areas can be adjacent to each other on the surface of the same material [1]. Charges can arise either through contact with metals or other dielectrics that are already charged, or through repeated deformation (piezoelectricity) or friction (triboelectricity) [2]. If the bonds holding the surface layers of a material together are electrical in nature (e.g. valence bonds), abrasion...