Sensor synthesis methods techniques

Recent developments in polymer chemistry have allowed for the synthesis of a remarkable range of well-defined block copolymers with a high degree of molecular, compositional, and structural homogeneity. These developments are mainly due to the improvement of known polymerization techniques and their combination. Parallel advancements in characterization methods have been critical for the identification of optimum conditions for the synthesis of such materials. The availability of these well-defined block copolymers will facilitate studies in many fields of polymer physics and will provide the opportunity to better explore structure-property relationships which are of fundamental importance for hi-tech applications, such as high temperature separation membranes, drug delivery systems, photonics, multifunctional sensors, nanoreactors, nanopatterning, memory devices etc. 

Abstract Conductive polymers are established materials for development of chemical and biological sensors. Properties of these polymers are influenced by a number of different physical and chemical factors. Application of combinatorial and high-throughput techniques to development and optimization of chemo and biosensors is reviewed. Methods for addressable synthesis of conductive polymers and protocols for comprehensive description of chemosensitive properties are discussed. 

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