title: Photo-cross-linked immobilization of polyelectrolytes for enzymatic construction of conductive nanocomposites.
abstract: Horseradish peroxidase has been demonstrated to catalyze the oxidative polymerization of aniline to form conductive polyaniline. This process is facilitated by the presence of a macromolecular template with sulfonic acid groups that provide a unique environment for the formation of the conducting polymer. Here we report the use of a photo-cross-linkable thymine-based polymer with phenylsulfonate groups as a templating substrate. This allows for an aqueous-based environmentally benign photopatterning of a conductive material. A description and results of this process are presented.
authors.affiliation: Center for Green Chemistry, School of Health and the Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, USA.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trakhtenberg
authors.forename: Yelda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hangun-Balkir
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: Ferdinando F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: Jayant
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Ramaswamy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nagarajan
authors.forename: Lynne A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Samuelson
mesh_terms: D001557:Benzenesulfonates / Q000737:chemistry*; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013941:Thymine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D004573:Electrolytes; D013941:Thymine