Enzymatic and Biocatalytic Synthesis of Polythiophenes

Polythiophenes are another interesting family of conductive polymers that have broad potential applications and technological relevance. However, unlike pyrrole and aniline, the oxidation potential of thiophene is relatively high and is almost insoluble in aqueous media. For this reason, there are only reports dealing with the enzymatic polymerization of (3,4-ethylendioxythiophene) (EDOT), one of the 

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