Conducting Polymers

Updated: March 31, 2000 Introduction Polypyrroles are used to form a thin molecular monolayer which is highly conductive (better than carbon); this is an ideal substrate for electron microscopy. To prepare the layer, unsubstituted pyrrole is mixed with one of the Nanoprobes surface active pyrroles (30DP or 30DOP) and applied to a water surface containing ferric chloride. The properties of the film are controlled using Langmuir-Blodgett techniques, and it is then used to coat grids for electron microscope observation (See: Simon, M. N., et al.: Proc. XIIth Int. Congress for Electr. Micr., San Francisco Press, Inc., San Francisco, CA, 1990; Vol. 1, pp. 290-291).

Features

• Highly conductive
• Easily applied to grids.
• Hydrophilic for good protein binding.

Information:

3ODP (3-octadecylpyrrole)	3ODOP (3-octadecanoylpyrrole)
Instructions and Product information (html)	Instructions and product information (html)
Product information (PDF)	Product information (PDF)
Material Safety Data Sheet (PDF)	Material Safety Data Sheet (PDF)

References

1. Simon, M. N.; Lin, B. Y.; Lee, H. S.; Skotheim, T. A., and Wall, J. S.: Proc. XIIth Int. Congress for Electr. Micr., San Francisco Press, Inc., San Francisco, CA, 1990; Vol. 1, pp. 290-291.
   See the complete paper.

2. Hong, K., and Rubner, M. F.; Thin Solid Films, 1988, 160, 187; Hong, K.; Rosner, R. B., and Rubner, M. F.; Chem. Mater., 1990, 2, 82.

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3ODOP (3-octadecanoylpyrrole)
0.5 g ($182)