Pulsed amperometric detection of underivatized amino acids using polypyrrole modified copper electrode in acidic solution

The successful pulsed amperometric detection of underivatized amino acids have been carried out in an acidic media on a polypyrrole (PPy) modified Cu electrode. The formation of PPy film doped with glutamate (glu) on a Cu electrode surface changes the mechanism of Cu dissolution. After application of multistep potential waveform, the PPy film was glu free due to the electro-reduction and overoxidation. High anodic potential polarization treatment yielded partially overoxidized PPy film as long as the Cu surface dissolution and amino acid permeation through the film was well controlled. This overoxidized PPy film acted as a charge and size exclusion barrier in order to improve the selectivity and stability of a Cu electrode. Various process parameters such as film modification time, detection and cleaning potential and pH of solution have been optimized to maximize the beneficial electrocatalytic properties of the electrode surface. At an optimized condition, detection limits for positively charged histidine and arginine are 19 and 22 pg respectively, whereas the neutral amino acids detected in amounts of 0.9–2.3 ng. Furthermore, the PPy coated Cu electrode response was long lived, stable and reproducible.     

Electrochemical Deposition of Gold Metal Particles into 3‐Dimensional Polypyrrole Film Deposited on a Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite

Electrochemical techniques and lateral friction microscopy (LFM) are exploited to characterize the deposition of gold metal particles onto the 3‐dimensional (3‐D) polypyrrole (PPy) film deposited on 2‐dimensional (2‐D) highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) substrate surface in an aqueous solution involving 0.01 M pyrrole and 0.1 M LiClO₄? 3H₂O. Cyclic voltammetry is utilized to find the gold deposition potential onto the PPy film from 0.001 M KAu(CN)₂/KOH solution. The gold deposition potential is found to be in the range of ?1.2 V to ?1.4 V. Chronoamperometry is used to find out the nucleation and growth mechanism of gold metal particles onto PPy film. When the PPy film is thin, the mechanism follows the 3‐D instantaneous and moved towards 3‐D progressive as the film thickness increases. Considering the high resistance of thick PPy film and insulating and compact nature of the film at more cathodic potentials, it is suggested that the gold nuclei are formed first on the HOPG substrate surface, move to the PPy film surface and then distributed inside the PPy matrix. Since the friction of gold and the PPy film is different, the LFM is found to be an effective tool to see the distribution of gold particles in the domain boundaries of the PPy film.     

Synthesis of aromatic polyamides having pyridine moiety and their lyotropic properties in solution

Fully aromatic polyamide containing pyridine moieties (PPy) were successfully synthesized either by interfacial or solution polycondensation to prepare polyamide with inherent viscosity as high as 4. Solution properties of PPy in sulfuric acid were investigated in terms of solution viscosity and lyotropic behavior. The polyamide had a better solubility in sulfuric acid than in poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PT) and the PPy solution in sulfuric acid exhibited an optically anisotropic property in a wider range of concentrations at relatively low temperatures in comparison with the PT solution. Viscosities of the PPy solution and the film cast from the PPy solution indicated a phenomenon characteristic of a highly oriented rigid polymer molecule caused by a lyotropic behavior.     

Coating metals on cellulose–polypyrrole composites: A new route to self-powered drug delivery system

A self-powered drug delivery system based on cellulose–polypyrrole (PPy) composite film was developed. The cellulose–PPy composite film was prepared by deposition of drug-contained PPy film on the inner and outer surfaces of a porous cellulose film. After coating a thin layer of active metal such as magnesium on the one side of the composite film, the drug stored in the PPy film can be released autonomously upon exposure to the electrolyte solution. It was confirmed that the drug release from the system followed the galvanic cell mechanism. The amount of the drug released and the release rate of drug can be controlled by adjusting the thicknesses and types of the active metals, respectively. Since the cellulose film is biodegradable and the system obtained is flexible and lightweight, it is therefore expected that this drug delivery system can find in vivo applications.     

Direct Electron Communication Between Glucose Oxidase and Carbon Electrode Covered with Polypyrrole

IntroductionDirectelectrochemistryofenzymeshasarousedincreasinginterestofmanyresearchersasitisapreferablewayforproducingarealreagent1essbiosensor.Glucoseoxidase(GOD),beingaflavoprotein,iswell-knownduetoitswidespreaduseinthebiosensors'Recently,agreatnumberofpeoplehaveat-temptedtoachievedirectelectrontransferbetweenGODandvariouselec-trodes[l-19].Szucselal.determinedtheshapeandsizeoftheGODmoleculead-sorbedonagoldelectrodebyel1ipsometry['jandexamineddirectelectrontrans-ferbetweentheadsorbedenz…     

ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE PREPARED BY ELECTROCHEMICAL POLYMERIZATION OF PYRROLE IN POLY-(p- PHENYLENE TEREPHTHALAMIDE) MATRIX

The preparation of PPy/PPTA conductive composite films by electrochemical method is presented.The first step is to cast a thin layer of poly (p-phenylene-terephthalamide) (PPTA) on a slice of Pt working electrode. The second step is to electrochemically polymerize pyrrole on the PPTA/Pt working electrode. Both of the electrical conductivity and the mechanical properties of the PPy/PPTA composite film are better than those of the pure PPy film, and the film has excellent flexibility at low temperature, even in liquid nitrogen.The SEM picture of the cross-section of PPy,/PPTA composite film showed that the two components were well mixed.Cyclic voltammograms of PPy,/PPTA film in aqueous solution showed that the conductive films could be reduced and reoxidized.     

聚吡咯对Cu(II)的催化还原作用

以对甲苯磺酸钠为掺杂剂在不锈钢(SS)电极表面恒电位合成聚吡咯(PPy)修饰膜, 采用恒电位和动电位对Cu(II)的还原效果进行了研究, 并与不锈钢电极进行了对比. 结果表明, 由于聚吡咯的催化作用, 聚吡咯修饰电极对Cu(II)还原效率高于不锈钢电极; 聚吡咯膜对析氢有明显的抑制作用, 因此电流效率远远高于不锈钢电极, 这是采用聚吡咯进行电化学还原的明显优势. 通过在不同浓度Cu(II)酸性溶液中的循环伏安行为讨论了聚吡咯对Cu(II)的还原作用机理.     

聚合溶液pH值对染料敏化太阳电池中聚吡咯对电极结构和性能的影响

电化学合成聚吡咯(PPy)时,聚合电解液的pH值对PPy薄膜的形貌和性质有较大的影响,进而影响PPy薄膜对I-/I3-的电催化活性以及基于PPy对电极(CE)的染料敏化太阳电池(DSSCs)的光电转换性能.本文采用电化学恒电位方法,在掺杂氟的SnO2(FTO)导电玻璃上合成出了对甲苯磺酸根离子掺杂的聚吡咯(PPyTsO)电极,并将其作为DSSCs的对电极.通过改变吡咯聚合时聚合电解液的pH值,借助扫描电镜(SEM)、紫外-可见(UV-Vis)吸收光谱、X-射线光电子能谱(XPS)和循环伏安(CV)等表征技术,详细探讨了聚合溶液pH值对PPy CE形貌、结构及其对I-/I3-的电催化性能的影响.研究发现在pH 2.0下合成的聚吡咯对阴离子掺杂率最高且链共轭性最佳,具有对I-/I3-氧化还原介质最强的催化能力,基于此PPy CE的电池光电转化效率也最高.pH值太大或太小都不利于生成具有高掺杂率和高催化活性的PPy电极,组装成DSSCs后的光电转换效率也较低.     

Polymerization and characterization of high conductivity and good adhension polypyrrole films for electromagnetic interference shielding

<正>Polypyrrole(PPy) shows a favorable application in the electromagnetic interference(EMI) shielding due to its good electrical conductivity and outstanding air stability.Conducting PPy films with high conductivity and good adhesion were successfully polymerized on the surface of insulating epoxy resin substrates using chemical polymerization.The factors affecting the properties of PPy films,such as the surface morphology,adhesion between PPy film and substrate,electrical conductivity,EMI shielding effectiveness(SE),were investigated.The adhesion was improved significantly through a three-step surface pretreatment of epoxy resin substrates including removing impurities,roughening,and surface modification with silane coupling agent.An enhancement in the conductivity of PPy films of about one order of magnitude was achieved by adding dopant in FeCl_3 solution.The higher the conductivity,the better the shielding effectiveness.Taking sodium p-toluenesulfonate doped PPy film as example,EMI SE was in the practically useful range of about 30 dB over a wide frequency range from 30 MHz to 1500 MHz.The PPy film samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM),infrared spectra(IR),X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and the flange coaxial transmission device.The fourpoint probe method was used to measure conductivity of PPy films.     

氟尿嘧啶的电化学控制释放

本文探讨了抗癌药物氟尿嘧啶在聚吡咯膜修饰玻碳电极上的电化学控制释放，结果表明药物自膜中的释放是聚吡咯膜的电化学氧化还原过程决定的。其释放量可由还原电位进行控制，并与还原电量和膜厚呈现良好的线性关系。     

Electrochemistry of conductive polymers 37. Nanoscale monitoring of electrical properties during electrochemical growth of polypyrrole and its aging

Electrical and morphological properties of polypyrrole (PPy) films were studied during and after their electrochemical growth under various experimental conditions on a nanometer scale using a current-sensing atomic force microscope (CS-AFM). Of acetonitrile (ACN) solutions containing various amounts of water, one that contained 1.0% water produced the best quality films in their electrical and morphological properties in terms of homogeneities. The degree of doping, as well as time evolution of the film structure and its conductivity, of the PPy films was investigated during their growth in water and ACN with 1.0% water by obtaining the current images at a few designated growing stages, and the results were compared. Well-doped, conductive films were obtained from the very early stage during the electrodeposition of PPy in the ACN solution, while the films were poorly doped in water. As the film deposition progressed further in both aqueous and nonaqueous media, the doped areas spread over the whole surface leading to a more homogeneously conducting film. The current-voltage traces were obtained at each growing stage, which showed that the conductivity increases in both media as the PPy grows; the conductivity of the film grown in ACN is much higher than that of the film grown in water at all growing stages. The electrical properties of the PPy film deteriorated gradually upon exposure to air.     

Electropolymerization of polypyrrole, modified with germanium, on a passivated titanium electrode in aqueous nitrate solution: new results on catalytic reduction of protons and dissolved oxygen

Conductive polypyrrole (PPy) films and PPy films containing Ge microparticles were synthesized by anodic oxidation of pyrrole in acidic nitrate solutions using a bare passivated titanium electrode. Well-adhering black PPy films were obtained both under galvanostatic and potentiodynamic polarization. After the formation of the PPy film, during the first anodic cycle, an increase of the anodic deposition current with the number of cycles was observed, revealing the increase of conductivity of the growing film. The variations of the electrode surface area were estimated by impedance spectroscopy measurements. The kinetics of the PPy film formation is controlled by diffusion of the Py monomer in the solution. The diffusion coefficient, estimated by two different methods, was ca. 2×10^–6 cm² s^–1. The reduction rate of oxygen and protons at the Ti/PPy/Ge electrodes depends on how the Ge microparticles are incorporated in the PPy film. Optimum conditions for this incorporation are realized with thin PPy films and high Ge loading. Thermogravimetric analysis shows that the PPy film containing Ge microparticles is more thermally stable than the blank PPy film. Electronic Publication     

Preparation, structure, and electrochemistry of a polypyrrole film doped with manganese(III)-substituted Dawson-type phosphopolyoxotungstate

The fabrication, structure, electrochemical properties, and electrocatalytic properties of a manganese(III)-substituted Dawson-type phosphopolyoxotungstate, alpha 2-K7P2W17O61(Mn3+.OH2).12H2O (P2W17Mn), entrapped in polypyrrole (PPy) film have been studied. The hybrid film was prepared by potentiostatic polymerization from aqueous solution containing 20 mM pyrrole (Py) and 2 mM P2W17Mn on a pyrolytic graphite (PG) surface. Chronoamperometry, Raman spectroscopy, UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry were used to monitor and characterize the growth, structure, and properties of the film. The chronoamperometric curve shows that P2W17Mn can catalyze the electrochemical polymerization of Py. The Raman spectrum suggests that the doped P2W17Mn has little effect on the structure of PPy film. The P2W17Mn/PPy film exhibits good voltammetric response in both the acidic aqueous and acetonitrile solutions. At pH 1.0, the molar ratio of pyrrole to P2W17Mn7- in the hybrid film is 21.1:1, quite close to the expected ratio of 21.2:1 for a PPy film with a +0.33 oxidation level per pyrrole moiety and doped with an anion with a charge of 7. The influence of solution pH on P2W17Mn7- in the film is much smaller than that in the aqueous solution. During the potential scanning in 0.1 M LiClO4 acetonitrile solution, P2W17Mn7- was slowly released from the hybrid film and electrolyte ions (Li+ and ClO4-) were inserted into the film. This was identified by cyclic voltammetry and UV-visible spectroscopy. Additionally, the hybrid film can effectively catalyze the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and nitrite.     

Nanoscale degradation of polypyrrole films under oxidative stress: An atomic force microscopy study and review

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is employed to monitor the surface morphology of polypyrrole (PPy) films grown on vitreous carbon substrates during the catalytic reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III). The morphology of freshly-prepared films depends on substrate characteristics. Upon reaction, uniform nodules of aggregated PPy clusters appear. No significant differences in surface morphology are found between its oxidized and reduced forms. Loss of catalytic activity after 8-9 oxidation/reduction cycles of exposure to the chromate solution (oxidation) and electrochemical recharging of the film at negative potentials (reduction) correlates well with the observed polymer film dissolution/detachment from the carbon substrate. Formation of well-defined circular features (PPy rings) at different stages leads to a model for the film degradation process that includes formation of Cl₂ gas inside the polymer matrix. In the final stages, the bulk of the film typically fractures and detaches from the electrode. A catalytically inactive, ultrathin PPy layer remains on the substrate even after prolonged exposure to the target solution. A review of techniques for the study of PPy aging/degradation is given.     

聚合溶液pH值对染料敏化太阳电池中聚吡咯对电极结构和性能的影响

电化学合成聚吡咯（PPy）时,聚合电解液的pH 值对PPy 薄膜的形貌和性质有较大的影响,进而影响PPy薄膜对I^-/I₃^-的电催化活性以及基于PPy对电极（CE）的染料敏化太阳电池（DSSCs）的光电转换性能. 本文采用电化学恒电位方法,在掺杂氟的SnO₂（FTO）导电玻璃上合成出了对甲苯磺酸根离子掺杂的聚吡咯（PPy-TsO）电极,并将其作为DSSCs 的对电极. 通过改变吡咯聚合时聚合电解液的pH值,借助扫描电镜（SEM）、紫外-可见（UV-Vis）吸收光谱、X-射线光电子能谱（XPS）和循环伏安（CV）等表征技术,详细探讨了聚合溶液pH值对PPy CE形貌、结构及其对I^-/I₃^-的电催化性能的影响. 研究发现在pH 2.0下合成的聚吡咯对阴离子掺杂率最高且链共轭性最佳,具有对I^-/I₃^-氧化还原介质最强的催化能力,基于此PPy CE的电池光电转化效率也最高.pH 值太大或太小都不利于生成具有高掺杂率和高催化活性的PPy电极,组装成DSSCs后的光电转换效率也较低.     

On the break-in and passivation phenomena in polypyrrole/sulfate films

The influence of different divalent cations (M²⁺) on the electrochemical charging/discharging process of polypyrrole/sulfate (PPy/SO₄) films has been investigated. In principle, two different types of M²⁺ were found: (a) cations that cause the break-in phenomenon in the PPy film during electrochemical cycling with a gradual increase of film electroactivity and (b) cations in whose solutions the PPy film remains mainly electroinactive. Certain correlations have been drawn between several physico-chemical properties of the investigated cations and the break-in and passivation phenomena. The break-in and passivation phenomena were found to be influenced by the size and deformability of the cation hydration shell, ion covalent index and softness, as well as by the pH value of the test solution.     

Conductive Composite Materials of Polyethylene and Polypyrrole with High Modulus and High Strength

Composite films of polyethylene (PE) and polypyrrole (PPy) were prepared by polymerization of PPy on an ultradrawn polyethylene film with high modulus and high strength in ferric chloride (FeCl₃) aqueous solution. The electrical conductivity of the composite film was found to be related to the polymerization conditions, such as polymerization temperature, polymerization time, the concentration and the oxidation potential of the FeCl₃ solution. Scanning electron microscopy, FTIR and ¹³C NMR spectra were used to elucidate the morphological and structural variations of PPy prepared under different conditions, which lead to the differences in the electrical properties of the resultant composite films. The best electrical conductivity of the composite was about 5.5 S/cm for the film prepared under optimum conditions. The Young's modulus and the tensile strength reached 80 GPa and 3.2 GPa, respectively, which indicated the successful production of a conductive polymer with high strength and high modulus.     

Novel preparation of electrically conducting poly (vinyl chloride) by photo-dehydrochlorination from poly (vinyl chloride)/polypyrrole composite film

Polypyrrole (PPy) was deposited electrochemically on a platinum plate from a nitric acid solution of pyrrole. The PVC/PPy composite film was finally obtained by casting poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) onto the PPy electrode from a tetrahydrofuran solution of PVC. The prepared composite film was irradiated at 90°C with a low-pressure mercury lamp in the stream of hydrogen gas saturated with steam, and the PVC film was dehydrochlorinated, leading to the formation of conjugated polyene. The electrical conductivity (σ) of the PVC film in the irradiated composite film was reveled: σ=2.51 × 10^?5S cm^?1. By iodine doping, σ was further enhanced up to 5.04 X 10^?3 S cm^?1. The tensile strength of the irradiated composite film became larger than that of the original PVC film; i.e., the stress at break was: 461 (composite film); 401 kg cm^?2 (PVC). These results were brought about by the doping of radical species to the conjugated polyene. The anion, NO^?₃, doped during the electrodeposition of PPy was photodecomposed to generate radical NO₂ and this species was doped to the polyene, resulting in the formation of electrically conductive PVC and mechanically improved composite film. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

电位型聚吡咯pH传感器的制备

电位型聚吡咯pH传感器的制备;聚吡咯; pH传感器; 电化学聚合; 交流阻抗     

蒽醌/聚吡咯复合膜修饰电极的电化学行为和电催化活性

在水溶液中制备了掺杂蒽醌磺酸盐(AQS)的聚吡咯(PPy)/玻碳复合膜修饰电极,采用循环伏安法和旋转圆盘电极技术研究了该修饰电极在不同pH值溶液中的电化学行为以及在pH=5.5的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中对氧还原反应的电催化性能和动力学.结果表明,与裸玻碳电极相比,PPy膜的存在不仅降低了AQS的反应电位和峰电位差,而且增大了其氧化还原反应的峰电流,H2AQ/HAQ-氧化还原对的电离常数为9.5.AQS/PPy膜修饰电极上氧的还原主要是两电子还原为H2O2的不可逆过程,H2AQ对氧还原反应起主要催化作用,还原过程符合异相氧化还原催化机理.该修饰电极具有良好的电化学重现性.