In a one-pot oxidative polymerization reaction, conducting polymer/metal particle nanocomposites were prepared. Different metal salts, i.e. AuCl and CuCl2 were dissolved in water and used as both the oxidative agent and the dopant to induce o-toluidine monomers polymerization. In consequence, vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) sol-gel nanofibers were introduced into metal salt solutions as the co-oxidative seeding agent of o-toluidine monomers, to ensure fibrillar morphology formation for the resulting polymers. Finally, o-toluidine monomers were added into this mixture to initiate its polymerization reaction. Enhanced sensing properties and catalytic capability for organic molecules, i.e. glucose and H2O2, were meant to be exhibited in the structure of as-prepared nanocomposites.

One-step synthesis and characterization of fibrous poly(o-toluidine)/metal particle nanocomposites as non-enzymatic glucose sensors

245th National Meeting (2013)

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