| abstract |
An antistatic article (102, 106) including a substrate (112) having a first surface, a sputtered conductive layer (114) arranged on the first surface (120) and having a thickness ranging from approximately 0.5 nanometers to approximately 10 nanometers, and an outer layer (116) or a series of layers (117) arranged atop the sputtered conductive layer, wherein, the antistatic article exhibits a surface resistivity of less than approximately 10 |