title: Hemoglobin-mediated synthesis of PEDOT:PSS: enhancing conductivity through biological oxidants.
abstract: Hemoglobin- and catalase-polymerized
  PSS were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, visible and near-IR spectroscopy, FTIR, and ESR. Hemoglobin-polymerized
  PSS possesses bipolarons, while catalase-polymerized
  PSS is dominated by polarons. Use of heme-bound iron as an oxidant yields
  PSS with conductivity of 19.5 S cm(-1) in a single-step aqueous reaction.
authors.affiliation: School of Science and Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Khanal
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Richey
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Payne
mesh_terms: D001686:Biological Phenomena; D002374:Catalase / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D006418:Heme / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D016877:Oxidants / Q000737:chemistry*; D056951:Photoelectron Spectroscopy; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods*; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / Q000379:methods*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D016877:Oxidants; D011108:Polymers; D006418:Heme; D007501:Iron; D002374:Catalase