Polypyrrole Nanotubes Conjugated with Human Olfactory Receptors: High-Performance Transducers for FET-Type Bioelectronic Noses

摘要

Significant advance in conducting polymers (CPs) has prompted the development of devices such as organic light-emitting diodes, solar cells, memories, and field-effect transistors (FETs). As alternatives to inorganic semiconductors or metals, CPs provide great potential to produce low-cost, large-area, lightweight, and flexible devices. Recently, CP nanomaterials have received considerable attention because of remarkable physical and chemical characteristics originating from their small dimensions and high surface area. CP nanomaterials also inherit advantages such as facile function-alization and biocompatibility from their bulk counterparts. Importantly, these features make CP nanomaterials highly attractive for various future applications. Typically, there is an increasing interest in the use of CP nanomaterials in analytical sciences.