Effect of sterilization techniques on the conductivity of polyaniline and polypyrrole

0547662 - ÚMCH 2022 RIV CH eng J - Journal Article
Stejskal, Jaroslav - Trchová, M. - Kučka, Jan - Capáková, Z. - Humpolíček, P. - Prokeš, J.
Effect of sterilization techniques on the conductivity of polyaniline and polypyrrole.
Synthetic Metals. Roč. 282, December (2021), č. článku 116937. ISSN 0379-6779. E-ISSN 0379-6779
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA19-04859S; GA TA ČR(CZ) FW01010564
Institutional support: RVO:61389013
Keywords : conducting polymers * irradiation * polyaniline
OECD category: Polymer science
Impact factor: 4.000, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Limited access
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The impact of various sterilization methods on the conductivity of polyaniline and polypyrrole has been tested. The sterilization methods included β- and γ-irradiation, UV-light irradiation, immersion in aqueous ethanol, and moist and dry heat treatment. Except for the dry heat, all methods can be used for the sterilization of conducting polymers without any significant reduction in their conductivity. Any changes in the conductivity associated with the modified molecular structure due to polymer deprotonation are discussed with the help of FTIR spectroscopy. The morphology of conducting polymers has not been affected by the sterilization.
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