title: Engineering hydrophilic conducting composites with enhanced ion mobility.
abstract: Ion mobility has a direct influence on the performance of conducting polymers in a number of applications as it dictates the operational speed of the devices. We report here the enhanced ion mobility of poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) after incorporation of gelatin. The gelatin-rich domains were seen to provide an ion pathway through the composites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. bjorn.winther-jensen@monash.edu.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stavrinidou
authors.forename: Orawan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Winther-Jensen
authors.forename: Bijan S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Shekibi
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Armel
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rivnay
authors.forename: Esma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ismailova
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanaur
authors.forename: George G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Malliaras
authors.forename: Bjorn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Winther-Jensen
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / Q000737:chemistry*; D005780:Gelatin / Q000737:chemistry*; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D007477:Ions; D011108:Polymers; C121383:poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene); D005780:Gelatin