Facile fabrication of conducting polymer hydrogels via supramolecular self-assembly

Tingyang Dai; Xiujuan Jiang; Shouhu Hua; Xiaoshu Wang; Yun Lu

doi:10.1039/b807116k

Facile fabrication of conducting polymer hydrogels via supramolecular self-assembly

Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 Sep 28:(36):4279-81. doi: 10.1039/b807116k. Epub 2008 Jul 16.

Authors

Tingyang Dai¹, Xiujuan Jiang, Shouhu Hua, Xiaoshu Wang, Yun Lu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, PR China.

PMID: 18802543
DOI: 10.1039/b807116k

Abstract

We describe a simple and versatile method to fabricate conducting polymer hydrogels via supramolecular self-assembly between polymers and multivalent cations; the as-prepared hydrogels are potentially applicable in the fields of electrosensors, chemical release and artificial muscles.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / chemistry*
Cations / chemistry
Electric Conductivity
Hydrogels / chemical synthesis
Hydrogels / chemistry*
Macromolecular Substances / chemistry
Molecular Structure
Particle Size
Polymers / chemistry*
Polystyrenes / chemical synthesis*
Polystyrenes / chemistry*
Surface Properties
Thiophenes / chemical synthesis*
Thiophenes / chemistry

Substances

Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
Cations
Hydrogels
Macromolecular Substances
Polymers
Polystyrenes
Thiophenes
poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene)
poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate)
polystyrene sulfonic acid