Conductive polymer startup probes sector for applications

A Southampton startup, Bac2, is looking to move its conductive polymer technology into the electronics area.
Bac2 has already interested several companies in its graphite-based phenolic conducting resin to be used as low-cost plates in fuel cells and is looking at other areas, said chairman James Lewis.
“The conducting resin is transparent and could be used for touch sensors or low cost-solar panels as well as other components,” said Lewis, former founder of Oxford Semiconductor and investor in Bac2.
The company raised £2m last year in a second round of funding from private investors and has several patents for the material and its use as an electrode.
“That money will see us through to profitability and leaves us with cash to expand into new areas,” said Lewis.
The firm is looking at using other materials, such as copper, aluminium, gold and silver in the resin.

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