ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOSENSOR DEVICES FORMED FROM ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER THIN FILMS

摘要

An analytical methodology for the interrogation, capture, and analysis of the chemical and biosensor responses of chemoresistive chemical and biosensor devices based on chemically modified and derivatized electroactive polymer films is disclosed. The principle of operation and the details of performance of this analytical method when applied to chemical and biosensor devices based on electroactive polyaniline and polypyrrole is also disclosed. Several chemoresistive chemical and biosensor devices based on electroactive polypyrrole and polyaniline are similarly disclosed. Chemoresistive chemical and biosensor devices are described in which transducer-active polyaniline and polypyrrole films are fabricated on Interdigitated Microsensor Electrode (IME) devices.