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Synthesis and characterization of micrometersized polypyrrole‐coated polystyrene latexes *
Author(s) -
Lascelles Stuart F.,
Armes Steven P.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19950071011
Subject(s) - polypyrrole , materials science , polystyrene , conductive polymer , polymer , characterization (materials science) , micrometer , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , colloid , polymer chemistry , composite material , polymerization , physics , engineering , optics
Improvements in the processability of polypyrrole —a relatively air‐stale organic conducting polymer—can be obtained by producing colloidal dispersions. The particles reported here are “inside out”, i.e., micrometer‐sized, sterically stabilized polystyrene latex particles are coated wh an outer layer of polypyrrole. Their synthesis and physical properties are described and ideas for further work and potential novel applications, for example in immunodiagnostic assays, suggested.