The investigations carried out under this work dealing with a new field of application for large-scale production of electric contacting processes for micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) using the micro-injection molding technology. The focus of this article is the analysis of process-related influential factors of micro-injection molding that determines both the electrical resistivity and the flowability of polymer nanocomposites filled with carbon nanotubes (CNT) and carbon black (CB). For that, the viscosity and the electrical conductivity as a function of different CNT-and CB-contents and their combination were investigated in a manufacturing study for Polypropylene. The results of the investigations answered questions regarding material science and technical processes. By this, optimal rheological properties for formation of micro injection molded conductive patterns with high aspect ratios on the one side and with the best possible conductivity of the nanocomposites on the other side can be set.
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