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Conducting polymer hydrogels
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In this article, the properties of conducting polymer hydrogels, such as mixed electronic and ionic conductivity, redox activity, and responsivity, are conveniently combined with materials properties afforded by supporting polymers such as elasticity, mechanical integrity and biocompatibility.Abstract:
Conducting polymer hydrogels are gels, which are swollen with water, and contain a conducting polymer along with a supporting polymer as constituents. Polyaniline, polypyrrole or poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) represent the conducting moiety, while water-soluble polymers the other part. Various ways of hydrogel preparation are reviewed. The properties, such as mixed electronic and ionic conductivity, redox activity, and responsivity, are conveniently combined with materials properties afforded by supporting polymers, such as elasticity, mechanical integrity, and biocompatibility. The derived materials, aerogels obtained after freeze-drying of hydrogels, or carbogels produced after carbonization of aerogels, are also considered. The applications are expected especially in biomedicine and energy-storage devices but many other uses proposed in the literature are listed and discussed.read more
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Conducting polymers: a comprehensive review on recent advances in synthesis, properties and applications
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TL;DR: In this article, a review of composites of conducting polymers with carbonaceous materials, metal oxides, transition metals and transition metal dichalcogenides is presented, which help to explain the conduction mechanism, relevant synthesis approaches, and physical properties including electrical, optical and mechanical properties.
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Functional Stimuli-Responsive Gels: Hydrogels and Microgels
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Conjugated polymers and composites for stretchable organic electronics
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the recent attempts in designing and engineering conjugated polymers and their composites to incorporate new mechanical and physical characteristics that are not intrinsic to these organic materials, such as stretchability and self-healing abilities.
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