A modified platinum electrode was fabricated by the electropolymerization of pyrrole using a sodium p-sulphonatocalix[6]arene as the supporting electrolyte. The modified electrode acts as a reasonably sensitive electrochemical sensor for dopamine giving a linear calibration curve in the range 0.075 – 1.00 mM dopamine. The sensor shows no ability to sense the common interferent ascorbic acid, th...

A direct electrochemical biosensing platform has been fabricated by covalent incorporation of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and gold nanoparticles (GNP) onto the poly(thionine) (PTH) film deposited by electropolymerization. With the synergic effects of the composite nanomaterials together with the excellent mediating redox polymer, the proposed platform could allow for faster electron transfer and hig...

We propose a one-step nanopatterning method where liquid monomers are polymerized directly with an electron beam under an atmospheric pressure. The method allows precise positional control of an electron beam that induces electropolymerization based on an anodic oxidation only in the irradiated areas. Various versatile conjugated polymers, including polypyrrole, polyaniline and poly(3-hexylthio...

The highly conformal electrodeposition of a copolymer electrolyte (PMMA-PEO) into self-organized titania nanotubes (TiO2nt) is reported. The morphological analysis carried out by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy evidenced the formation of a 3D nanostructure consisting of a copolymer-embedded TiO2nt. The thickness of the copolymer layer can be accurately controll...

We synthesized polythiophene (PTh) films on stainless steel electrodes using chronoamperometry in boron trifluoride diethyl etherate (BFEE) electrolyte with anionic surfactants. The presence of the anionic surfactants in BFEE reduced the oxidation potential of thiophene and increased the oxidation current during electropolymerization. The measured in-plane electrical conductivity of PTh films s...

We report the functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) electrodes by oxidative electropolymerization of pyrrole monomers bearing pyrene and N-hydroxysuccinimide groups. Both polymers were applied to the immobilization and electrical wiring of Trametes versicolor laccase via chemical grafting or non-covalent binding. A "pseudo" host-guest interaction of polymerized pyrene with a...

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecu Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, 100190, China. E-mail: zhongyuwu@iccas. ac.cn; Fax: +86 010 62559373; Tel: +86 010 Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Instit Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. E-mail: yu † Electronic supplementary information (E at different scan rates, FTIR spectra of poly-1/ITO and poly-2/ITO lms and oxidative electropolymerization ...

Different kind of macrosensors have been assembled using several nonconducting electropolymerized films. Different techniques of film electropolymerization such as cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry are compared. Film function, including the prevention of interferences and fouling problems and immobilization of the enzymes are described and optimised. We have immobilized oxidase [1] and d...

A relevant series of symmetric supramolecular porphyrins has been obtained by attaching four [RuII(bipy)2Cl] groups to the pyridyl substituents of meso-tetra(4-pyridyl)porphyrin and its metallated derivatives. These compounds display a rich electrochemistry and versatile catalytic, electrocatalytic and photochemical properties, associated with the ruthenium-bipyridine and the porphyrin complexe...

A new heteroarylene-vinylene donor-acceptor low bandgap polymer, the poly(DEHT-V-BTD), containing vinylene-spaced efficient donor (dialkoxythiophene) and acceptor (benzothiadiazole) moieties, is presented. Electropolymerization has been carried out by several electrochemical techniques and the results are compared. In particular, the pulsed potentiostatic method was able to provide layers with ...