title: Conducting polymer-based nanohybrid transducers: a potential route to high sensitivity and selectivity sensors.
abstract: The development of novel sensing materials provides good opportunities to realize previously unachievable sensor performance. In this review, conducting polymer-based nanohybrids are highlighted as innovative transducers for high-performance chemical and biological sensing devices. Synthetic strategies of the nanohybrids are categorized into four groups: (1) impregnation, followed by reduction; (2) concurrent redox reactions; (3) electrochemical deposition; (4) seeding approach. Nanocale hybridization of conducting polymers with inorganic components can lead to improved sorption, catalytic reaction and/or transport behavior of the material systems. The nanohybrids have thus been used to detect nerve agents, toxic gases, volatile organic compounds, glucose, dopamine, and DNA. Given further advances in nanohybrids synthesis, it is expected that sensor technology will also evolve, especially in terms of sensitivity and selectivity.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea. seonjoopark86@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Seon Joo
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea. ohseok.kwon@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Oh Seok
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea. alkinid@naver.com.
authors.forename: Ji Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea. jsjang@plaza.snu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jyongsik
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea. hyoon@chonnam.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Hyeonseok
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoon