Synthesis and Characterization of the Conducting Polymer Micro-Helix Based on the Spirulina Template

As one of the most interesting naturally-occurring geometries, micro-helical structures have attracted attention due to their potential applications in fabricating biomedical and microelectronic devices. Conventional processing techniques for manufacturing micro-helices are likely to be limited in cost and mass-productivity, while Spirulina, which shows natural fine micro-helical forms, can be easily mass-reproduced at an extremely low cost. Furthermore, considering the extensive utility of conducting polymers, it is intriguing to synthesize conducting polymer micro-helices. In this study, PPy (polypyrrole), PANI (polyaniline), and PEDOT (poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)) micro-helices were fabricated using Spirulinaplatensis as a bio-template. The successful formations of the conducting polymer micro-helix were confirmed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were employed to characterize the molecular structures of the conducting polymer in micro-helical forms. In the electrochemical characterization, the optimized specific capacitances for the PPy micro-helix, the PANI micro-helix, and the PEDOT micro-helix were found to be 234 F/g, 238 F/g at the scan rate of 5 mV/s, and 106.4 F/g at the scan rate of 10 mV/s, respectively. Therefore, it could be expected that other conducting polymer micro-helices with Spirulina as a bio-template could be also easily synthesized for various applications.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Polymers - 10(2018), 8 vom: 07. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hu, Xiao-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Ouyang, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Guo-Chang [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Meng-Juan [VerfasserIn]
Song, Lai-Bo [VerfasserIn]
Zang, Jianfeng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Wei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bio-template
Conducting polymer
Journal Article
PANI micro-helix
PEDOT micro-helix
PPy micro-helix
Spirulina

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Date Revised 06.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/polym10080882

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM295823062