Electrospinning nanostructured polyanilines

There are various methods to synthesize polymer nanostructures, i.e., template synthesis, chiral reactions, self-assembly, interfacial polymerization and electrospinning. Recent developments in conducting polymer nanotubes and nanofibers were summarized by Long et al. Different preparation methods, physical properties, and potential applications of one-dimensional nanostructures of conjugated polyaniline (PANI), pol5 3nrole (PPy) and poly (3, 4-ethylenediox3d hiophene) (PEDOT) were discussed. 

Polyaniline nanostructures have been synthesized with specific structural-directing materials added to the polymerization bath including templates (8, 9) or functional molecules 10, II). Both of these methods lead to complex synthetic conditions that require the removal of the templates and/or produce nanostructures with small yields and low reproducibility. Electrospinning is a... 

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