| abstract |
Conductive, aqueous compositions, which comprise: (i) metal flakes or particles; (ii) an acrylic or methacrylic acid polymer, soluble in alkali, in an effective solvating amount of water and alkali, to dissolve the (meth) acrylic acid polymer; (iii) a water insoluble polymer, dispersed in water; and (iv) optionally, a coalescing agent, a plasticizer, or both, the conductive, aqueous composition being characterized, by the fact that said alkali-soluble (meth) acrylic acid polymer is an acrylic acid copolymer or methacrylic acid, with one or more hydrophobic, ethylenically unsaturated comonomers. |