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The biodegradable polymers\u2019 binary and ternary compositions were analyzed in detail by ultraviolet and visible (UV\u2013Vis) spectroscopy taking into consideration their chemical structure and interactions with 5CB and SWCN. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) studies of the created hybrid layers showed thermal stability and changes in glass transition temperature and melting point in comparison to neat polymers, depending on the chemical structure of the polymer used and the type of composition. Morphology of the created layers were investigated by atomic force and polarizing microscopy. The static contact angle measurements of a water drop showed that all of the neat polymer layers were hydrophobic with angle values ranging from 108\u00b0 to 115\u00b0. In addition, in the case of the Ecoflex\u00ae layers, both with and without additives, a rapid sorption of the deposited water drop was observed. Finally, a simple device with poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)\/indium tin oxide (ITO)\/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)\/poly [[4,8-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b\u2032]dithiophene-2,6-diyl][3-fluoro-2-[(2-ethylhexyl)carbonyl]thieno[3,4-b]thiophenediyl]] (PTB7): [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC70BM)\/Ag\/biodegradable polymer:SWCN architecture was constructed and tested using an infrared (IR) thermographic camera to investigate the surface defects on the created hybrid layers. Increasing the SWCN admixture from 0.01 to 0.5% significantly improved the conductivity only in the case of L,D-poly(lactic acid):SWCN (10:0.5), for which above 5 V, a current with a resistance of 3030.7 \u03a9 could be measured. In order to use the created layers as flexible electrodes, the first experiments were carried out with an admixture of SWCN and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) as conductive compounds.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma13112480","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,2]],"date-time":"2020-06-02T04:09:03Z","timestamp":1591070943000},"page":"2480","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Research of Binary and Ternary Composites Based on Selected Aliphatic or Aliphatic\u2013Aromatic Polymers, 5CB or SWCN toward Biodegradable Electrodes"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4641-8619","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patryk","family":"Fry\u0144","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Krakow, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0148-2243","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Beata","family":"Jew\u0142oszewicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Military Institute of Engineer Technology, Obornicka 136 Str., 50-961 Wroclaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8526-626X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Krzysztof Artur","family":"Bogdanowicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Military Institute of Engineer Technology, Obornicka 136 Str., 50-961 Wroclaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wojciech","family":"Przyby\u0142","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Military Institute of Engineer Technology, Obornicka 136 Str., 50-961 Wroclaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Agnieszka","family":"Gonciarz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Security and Safety Research, General Tadeusz Kosciuszko Military University of Land Forces, Czajkowskiego 109 Str., 51-147 Wroclaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Robert","family":"Pich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Security and Safety Research, General Tadeusz Kosciuszko Military University of Land Forces, Czajkowskiego 109 Str., 51-147 Wroclaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4854-9567","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Monika","family":"Marzec","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Krakow, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7705-6577","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Agnieszka","family":"Iwan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Security and Safety Research, General Tadeusz Kosciuszko Military University of Land Forces, Czajkowskiego 109 Str., 51-147 Wroclaw, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"322","article-title":"Recent progress on biodegradable materials and transient electronics","volume":"3","author":"Li","year":"2018","journal-title":"Bioact. 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