Functionalized surfaces have attracted great attention for various applications in life sciences. In particular, recent advances in nanotechnology have played an important role for the development of novel functionalized surfaces. Among many nanomaterials, nanomotors (or micromotors) have held a considerable promise. Nanomotors/micromotors are very tiny machines that convert chemical energy into the movement or forces. These synthetic motors are designed to carry out different movements including rolling, shuttling, transporting and delivery when subjected to specific stimuli. The main advantages of these tiny machines are their control of molecular interactions and possibility of miniaturized devices reducing sample amounts, reagents and chemical wastes. Furthermore, their targeted property improves the selectivity and sensitivity of analytical systems and diagnosis systems. This study details the preparation and characterization of conducting copolymer-based nanomotors which depend on poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene carboxylic acid) (PEDOT/PEDOT-COOH). The motors were prepared by electrochemical template deposition and their characterization were performed with cyclic voltammetry (CV), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX).

Preparation and characterization of carboxylic acid bearing polymeric nanomotors

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