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Conducting Polymers [discontinued]
Polypyrroles are used to form a thin molecular monolayer which is highly conductive (better than carbon); this is an ideal substrate for electron microscopy. To prepare the layer, unsubstituted pyrrole is mixed with one of the Nanoprobes surface active pyrroles (30DP or 30DOP) and applied to a water surface containing ferric chloride. The properties of the film are controlled using Langmuir-Blodgett techniques, and it is then used to coat grids for electron microscope observation (See: Simon, M. N., et al.: Proc. XIIth Int. Congress for Electr. Micr., San Francisco Press, Inc., San Francisco, CA, 1990; Vol. 1, pp. 290-291).
Features
- Highly conductive
- Easily applied to grids.
- Hydrophilic for good protein binding.
Information:
References
- Simon, M. N.; Lin, B. Y.; Lee, H. S.; Skotheim, T. A., and Wall, J. S.: Proc. XIIth Int. Congress for Electr. Micr., San Francisco Press, Inc., San Francisco, CA, 1990; Vol. 1, pp. 290-291.
See the complete paper.
- Hong, K., and Rubner, M. F.; Thin Solid Films, 1988, 160, 187; Hong, K.; Rosner, R. B., and Rubner, M. F.; Chem. Mater., 1990, 2, 82.
Complete References
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