Abstract
The remarkable advantages of conductive polymers make them desirable materials for modern science and technology. As a result, scientists have shown a strong interest in develo** sensors based on conducting polymers (CPs) and their composites. Several features of conductive polymers, like high sensitivity, a fast reaction time, the ability to operate at room temperature, and the possibility of modifying the chemical and physical characteristics using a wide range of substituents, make them ideal for sensor technology. Conducting polymers are distinguished from other polymers by their electrochemical capacity to transform between an oxidized and reduced state in response to the movement of an anion or cation. This quality has led to the development of electrochemical signals for detecting electroactive anions and cations. This chapter discusses conducting polymers as sensors, including their design, operation, and significance. Also hybrid materials that incorporate CPs and a variety of inorganic components, as well as the applications for those mixed materials are discussed.
Abbreviations
- ACE:
-
Acetamiprid
- AI:
-
Artificial Intelligence
- APS:
-
Ammonium Persulfate
- ASPE:
-
Anodized Screen-Printed Electrode
- ASSE:
-
All-Solid-State Electrodes
- ASV:
-
Anodic Strip** Voltammetry
- ATT:
-
5-Amino-4H-1,2,4-Triazole-3-Thiol
- Au:
-
Gold
- AuNPs:
-
Gold Nanoparticles
- BI:
-
Bacterial Infections
- C:
-
Carbon
- CBM:
-
Carbendazim
- CFP:
-
Cellulose Fiber Paper
- CNTs:
-
Carbon Nanotubes
- CP/NMNP:
-
Conducting polymer/noble metal nanoparticle
- CPs:
-
Conducting polymers
- 2, 4-dn phz:
-
2, 4-dinitrophenylhydrazine
- EAPs:
-
Electroactive polymers
- ERPs:
-
Electroresponsive polymers
- f-MWCNTs:
-
Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
- GCE:
-
Glassy Carbon Electrode
- GMA:
-
Glycidyl Methacrylate
- iCVD:
-
initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition
- IMD:
-
Imidacloprid
- IPMC:
-
Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites
- MIPs:
-
Molecularly imprinted polymers
- MWCNTs:
-
Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes
- NG:
-
Nitrogen-Doped Graphene
- NPs:
-
Nanoparticles
- PA:
-
Phytic Acid
- PAMAM:
-
Poly(amidoamine)
- PANI:
-
Polyaniline
- PAN-MWCNTs NFs:
-
Polyacrylonitrile – Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Nanofibers
- PATT:
-
Poly-Amino-4H-1,2,4-Triazole-3-Thiol
- PCT:
-
procalcitonin
- PEDOT:
-
poly (3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene)
- PL/PEDOT:
-
Phaseoloidin doped poly(3,4-ethyl-oxy thiophene)
- PMC:
-
Pirimicarb
- POC:
-
Point-of-Care
- P-pABA-MnO2:
-
Poly-para amino benzoic acid-manganese oxide
- p-PP:
-
Polypropylene fibers
- p-PP/CNT/PANI:
-
Porous Polypropylene/Carbon Nanotube/Polyaniline
- PPV:
-
Poly (p-phenylenevinylene)
- PPy:
-
Polypyrrole
- PPy-CB:
-
Polypyrrole-Carbon Black
- PSS:
-
Poly(styrene sulfonate)
- PT:
-
Polythiophene
- PV4D4:
-
Poly(1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-tetra vinyl cyclotetrasiloxane)
- rGO:
-
Reduced Graphene Oxide
- rGO-AuNP:
-
Reduced graphene oxide-gold nanoparticle
- RT:
-
Room Temperature
- TPA:
-
Trans-polyacetylene
- VOCs:
-
Volatile Organic Compounds
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Abdel-Hakim, M., Sayed, M.M. (2024). Conducting Polymers Sensor. In: Ali, G.A.M., Chong, K.F., Makhlouf, A.S.H. (eds) Handbook of Nanosensors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47180-3_71
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